Mix herbs bread

Baking a bread is fun. Once you learn the technique of baking breads then you can bake whatever you like. I made this bread when I was making chicken and mushroom pizza.

As I realized I've exceeded the quantity for pizza dough, I utilized the same dough for a mix herb loaf. Just a little bit of addition to the same dough yielded a superb mix herb bread.

You will need, Ingredients:

• 150g All purpose flour

• 20g yeast

• 15g sugar

• 1 egg

• 15g margarine

• 7g salt

• 1 tbsp mix herbs 

• 1 tbsp cooking oil

Baking temperature: 200'C

Baking time: 20-25 minutes.

Step 1: 

Mix yeast with sugar and 1 tbsp water. Pour it over the centre of a dough and leave it to rest for 5 minutes or until yeast bubbles appear.

You will see lots of bubbles. Mix the yeast in flour. Beat an egg and mix in the flour. Knead the flour using water occasionally. 

Too much of water will spoil the dough, be careful while using water. Mix Margarine with salt. Spread it on the dough entirely. The dough texture should be soft and non-sticky. In case of lumpy texture, use flour to balance the dough softness.

Cover the dough with a damp muslin cloth and leave it to rise undisturbed for 10 minutes.  

Step 2:

Preheat the oven at 200'C. Uncover the dough, hit against the surface and knock the air bubbles out of the dough. 

Mix oil with mixed herbs, spread it entirely on the dough. Knead the dough lightly. Cover the dough with a damp cloth for 5 minutes again.

Step 3:

Spread some flour on a surface. Uncover the dough and hit on the surface to remove the air bubbles. 

With light fingers, lift the ends of the dough and roll it easily.

Keep rolling with light fingers.

Tuck the edges while rolling.

Turn the rolled dough, pinch the appearing line to avoid loaf breaking.

Place it on a greased tray.

Cover again with a damp cloth and place it on top of the heated oven. Allow it to proof (rise) for 5-10 minutes.

Step 4:

Once done, uncover the dough. Sprinkle some mix herbs.

Egg or milk wash with a brush on top of the dough for beautiful golden-brown color, sprinkle some water on the dough. (I forgot to click a picture of this stage) 

Note: Don't miss egg/milk wash stage following with sprinkling of water. It maintains bread's softness.

Finally pop in the oven for 20-25 minutes at 200'C. Your bread will rise more after baking. 

Allow it to cool. Carefully remove the bread from the tray with a pallet knife. Cool it on a wire rack.

Slice the bread with a sawing technique for perfect slices.

 Enjoy!

For any queries, ask questions on a comment section. Have fun.