Poppy Seed Bread

This is a simple, straight forward bread that looks fancy and tastes great. White flour, honey, olive oil and poppy seeds come together to make a bread that can be a basic everyday loaf, or brought to a special occasion

I've been baking my own bread for a while now. At first I had a bread maker which I loved because it let me make bread without all the scary kneading and resting and deflating. Then I made some bread sans my breadmaker and I haven't stopped yet.

Turns out making bread isn't scary or difficult, its easy and delicious.

 

Having a mixer with a dough hook makes the process even simpler, but if you don't have one this dough isn't too sticky to hand knead. When you knead by hand you don't want to add too much extra flour (although it is tempting at first because the dough is always sticker when you first start) because it makes the bread drier and tougher.

The poppy seed bread dough comes together quickly and kneads into a smooth, slightly tacky, elastic dough. I kneaded mine with the dough hook for 10 minutes until it was stretchy. Then it gets popped into an oiled bowl, covered with plastic wrap and left to rise for 1 hour.

 

After the dough has doubled in size I cut it in two pieces and then let it rest for five minutes.

Next I rolled the dough out into two 18 inch long ropes, let it rest for five minutes and then rolled it a bit further into 30 inch ropes.

 

To make the shape I rolled the dough in a spiral starting at the top and tucking the last end underneath the loaf.

 

Now you cover the loaf with plastic wrap and let it rise for one hour

 

Which gave me enough time to take pictures of my camera loving cat Wellington..

 

The bread bakes in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes. You'll know that its done when it sounds hollow when you knock on the bottom of the loaf. Mine were both done after 30 minutes

 

Now the hard part: waiting for the bread to cool before having a slice

 

 Poppy Seed Bread

Makes two loaves

3Tbps Poppy Seeds
2 1/4 tsp. instant yeast
2 cups lukewarm water
5 cups  all purpose flour
2 1/2 Tbsp.  olive oil
2 Tbsp.  honey
1 Tbsp.  kosher salt
(One egg, for glaze)

1. Combine the yeast, flour and salt in a mixing bowl. On a low speed mix with a paddle attachment while pouring the water, oil, and honey in until combined

2. Mix in poppy seeds

3. Attach dough hook and knead for 10 minutes. If kneading by hand knead on a lightly floured surface for 13-15 minutes until dough is elastic and smooth

4.Let dough rest and rise in an oiled bowl covered in plastic wrap until doubled, about an hour

5. Deflate dough and cut into two pieces. Let dough rest for 5 minutes. Then roll out dough into two 18 inch long snakes. Let rest five minutes. Roll them out further into 30 inch snakes.

6. Coil the dough starting in the middle and tucking the last piece underneath the finished coil. Place the two coils on baking trays and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise for 1 hour or until doubled

7. preheat oven to 400 degrees, bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely before slicing

 

 

Comments

[Greencilantro.blogspot.com]

im so impressed with this! I've been meaning to try my hands on bread making but it always intimidates me >< what a perfect loaf!

[Mylifeunderthebus]

I loved my bread maker - now I don't remember why I stopped making bread....I'll have to try this it looks delicious.

[Thegonzogourmet]

What gorgeous bread! I've wanted to try making bread for soooo long, I think I may be able to handle this one. And my daughter loves the pictures of your cat!

[April Armistead]

The bread looks awesome and delicious... but my favorite part is the cat photo. ♥

My husband is the resident bread maker so I may have to flutter my eyelashes and ask him to make this bread.

[Lesley Sico]

looks delish! i have always wanted to make my own bread... maybe i will start with this recipe!

xoxo,
lesley

[Clare]

This looks mouthwatering. I'm going to have to try making this!

[Clare]

update: I made this bread and it rocks!

[poker]

Je pense que je pourrais avoir la capacité de traiter celui-ci. Mais aussi ma fille adore les photos de votre chat!, J'ai aurait aimé tenter la fabrication du pain pour les soooo prolongée,

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