Tuscan style Bread

Tuscan style Bread

I love this one...! Very tasty just with butter or with a nice salami or ham.




















"Tuscan style Bread"

- 500g white flour
- 2tsp dried yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 300ml warm water


In a large bowl mix the flour with sugar, salt yeast and water. Knead at least for 10 min. Let the dough rest for 1 hour in a warm place covered with cling-film.
 Turn out the dough onto floured surface and punch down. Divide into 2 square pieces and flatten them. Start to roll the dough loosely from one end until you have something looking like a loaf. place loafs on a baking tray covered by baking paper and wait another hour.
Preheat oven to 180 C. Use a knife to score the loafs straight down the middle.
Bake for about 20 min.

Sweet sesame Loaf

Sweet Sesame Loaf

Easy to prepare... I baked it for breakfast because I was to lazy to go to the shop :) I used for decoration also pumpkin and sunflower seeds.




















"Sweet Sesame Loaf"

-300g plain flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 5 dag butter
- 300ml milk
- 100g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 5 tbsp sesame seeds

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Stir in the sesame seeds, reserve 2 spoon for later.
Mix well sugar, butter, eggs and milk. Pour the milk mixture over the dry ingredients and blend well. Pour into greased tin and sprinkle over the reserved sesame seeds.
bake in a warm - 180stC - oven for about one hour.

Dill and Potato Buns

Dill and Potato Buns

Excellent for supper. Especially warm...






















"Dill and Potato Buns"

- 220g self raising flour
- 1 big potato, cooked and smashed
- 3-4 spoons of milk
- 5 dag butter
- dill
-1 tsp salt


Prepare a bowl. Sift a flour into a bowl. Add the butter, milk, potato, salt, dill and milk. Make a soft dough. Roll out the dough on a floured surface . Cut into neat rounds.
Place the buns on a baking sheet, well greased and bake for about 20 min with 210stC.

Saffron Breadsticks with seeds

Saffron Breadsticks with seeds

When we are not so hungry.. just for a pleasure. Or with a red wine... or with pesto...





















"Saffron Breadsticks with seeds"

- 500g flour
- pinch of saffron strands
- 2 spoons hot water
- 1tsp salt
-2 tsp dried yeast
-300 ml warm water
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- favorites seeds
- 3-4 spoons evaporated milk


Mix saffron strands with 2 spoons of a hot water for about 10 min.

Mix flour, salt and dried yeast in a big bowl. Add warm water, olive oil and saffron liquid. Mix to a soft dough. Knead a dough, place in a warm place and wait until it has doubled in size.
Knock back and knead again for a while.
Divide the dough into 25-26 pieces and shape into long sticks. Place well apart on greased baking sheets and wait another 20 min. Brush with evaporated milk and put some seeds on a top.
Preheat the oven to 200stC. Bake for about 15 min.

Plaited Loaf

Plaited Loaf

Not really complicated recipe. I hope it looks yummy! :)





















"Plaited Loaf"

- 450g white flour
- 2 tsp dried yeast
- 1 egg
- 3/4 glass warm water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 5dag soft butter

Combine in a big bowl flour, yeast, salt and sugar. Add water and mix well. Add an egg and butter. Knead until smooth and elastic. Leave to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour.

Grease a baking shit. Divide dough into three equal pieces. Roll to shape each piece into a long strip.
Begin plaiting with the center strip tucking in the ends. Wait another 30 min.
Brush with the evaporated milk and bake in a warm oven 200st C for about 30 min.

Wels Clay Pot Loaves

Wels Clay Pot Loaves

Funny way of preparing it... And a nice surprise on a table.



















"Wels Clay Pot Loaves"


- 350g white flour + 100g wholemeal flour
- 2 dag fresh yeast/ 2tsp dried
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 150ml warm milk

- 1 garlic glove, crushed
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- 1 tbsp chopped sage
- 1tbsp chopped chives


Put all ingredients for dough to the bowl. Mix well with a blender and then with your hand. Add spices. Leave for one hour in a warm place.

Turn the dough out on to a floured surface and knock back. Shape and fit into well greased flower pots. Wait another 40-45 min.
Preheat the oven to 200stC, sprinkle the top with any seeds, if you want. Bake for 30-40 min, depends on the size of the pots.

Courgette and Walnut Loaf

Courgette and Walnut Loaf

A very sunny and quiet morning... good for a long breakfast and even longer coffee...



















"Courgette and  Walnut Loaf"

- 230g wholemeal flour
- 1 egg
- 150g grated courgette
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp soda
- 1tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp crushed cardamon
- 2 tbsp chopped walnuts

Mix in a blender courgette with an egg, olive, flour and spices. Walnuts in the end.

Spoon into the greased loaf tin and bake in the warm oven 200stC for about 50 min.

Wholemeal Bread

Wholemeal bread

Tasty and simple to do. ..




















"Wholemeal bread"

- 230g strong wholemeal flour
- 230g strong white flour
- 2tsp yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 5 dag soft butter
- 300ml warm milk

Place both the flours, salt, sugar and yeast in a big bowl. Mix well. Pour milk and rub in the butter and egg. Mix into a fairy soft dough. Cover the bowl with a piece of cling film. Wait one hour.

Knock the dough back and knead it for a while.  Divide the dough into two or four pieces and shape them into flattish rounds. Place them on a floured baking sheet and leave to rise for a further 20 min.
bake for about 20-30 min until golden and firm.

Easy bread with mascarpone cheese

Easy bread with mascarpone cheese

Easy and tasty. I used to eat warm bread with a butter. Yummy!



















"Bread with mascarpone cheese"

- 350g white flour
- 100g wholewheat flour
- 2 tsp dried yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 egg
- almost 1 glass warm water
- 100g mascarpone cheese
- 100g grated Parmesan cheese
- olive oil for brushing

Mix all dry ingredients together. Add water, egg, mascarpone and parmesan. Knead for 5 minutes. Shape into a ball and place in the oiled bowl. Cover with cling-film and wait 1 hour.
Shape a dough into a round loaf, place on a baking tray. Wait another 45 min.
Score the top of the loaf into eight segments.
Bake in an oven in 200stC for around 35 minutes.

Fast Hunky Chunky Bread

Fast Hunky Chunky Bread

I realized this morning there is no bread at home. It was rainy and windy outside. The best solution was to bake a bread...



















"Fast Hunky Chunky Bread"

-500g white flour
- 1tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3dag butter
- 300 ml milk

Mix all dry igrediance together, add butter and milk.
Grease a tin, gently put the dough onto the tin and make a deep cross on top with a sharp knife.
Bake about 30 min in a hot oven - 200C.