My next recipe to tackle contained a new flour that I've yet to deal with...rye flour. Ladies and gentlemen, I present Cheddar and Onion Rye Dough!
This recipe will yield 2 round loaves:
Bread Flour 15.25oz
Rye Flour 4.75oz
Instant Dry Yeast 3.5g
Water 14.25 fl oz
Salt 0.5oz
Sugar 10.75g
Molasses, Unsulfured 10.75g
Vegetable Oil 10.75g
Cheddar Cheese, Shredded 4oz
Yellow Onions, Medium Dice 4oz
This recipe begins as most bread recipes do. We mix the flours and yeast in one bowl and the water, salt, sugar, molasses in the mixer bowl. Add the flour/yeast mix to the mixing bowl and mix on slow, with the dough hook attachment for 4 minutes. Once 4 minutes have passed, crank it up to medium for another 4 minutes before adding the onions and cheese. Mix on low for another 2 minutes and...Voila! We have made dough!
I will give you a warning, the dough gets really sticky once the cheese and onions are added in. There is a lot of moisture in onions and you wont have your usual firm ball of dough.
We allow the dough to rise (covered with a little plastic wrap) for about 45 minutes.
Once the rising period has completed, it's time to give our lovely dough a nice, gentle fold in the bowl (careful, we're getting into some very sticky territory), before turning the dough (or dumping and scraping in my case) onto the work surface, dusted with some bread flour.
It is now time to commence preshaping. I divided the dough wad in half and preshaped into two large rounds (see Lean Dough Take II for preshaping instructions). Once preshaped, allow the dough to rest, covered, for about 15 to 20 minutes.
I know what you're thinking...nice huh?
This recipe was actually meant to be rolls, but I was really in the mood for a few actual rustic looking loaves of bread, so I hearkened back to my first successful bread recipe (Lean Dough Take II) and decided to make two boules of bread instead!
Now that my lovely lady lumps of dough have rested, it's time to shape up to bake! I reformed the balls into new balls (or boules) and let them proof, covered, in a warmed (then switched off) oven for about 45 minutes, while I preheated my other oven to 425 degrees.
As you can see, the dough grew substantially during the final proofing! You'll want your dough to spring back halfway, slowly, to the touch but not collapse!
You should score your boules before throwing them into the oven, but I'll admit, I forgot. Not to worry, as the bread came out great! About 15-20 minutes in the oven and I wound up with this:
You'll know that your bread is done when you thump the loaf on the bottom and hear a hollow sound. Be sure to donn an oven mitt...or risk burning your paws!
This bread has replaced my Challah as my finest baking trial to date! It was so moist and yummy! Even if you're not a cheese or onion fan, I think you'd like this! The cheese is very understated and the onions seem to make the bread all the more moist! It received high marks around here, and with my extended family across the street!
For my next trick...I've been obsessing in the back of my mind with making macaroons lately! I think they're so pretty and would be a fun addition to my son's upcoming birthday celebration! It would be skipping forward quite a bit in my text book, but what the hell! I think I'm up for the challenge!
Happy Baking!
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