Amaranth flour bread

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to bake amaranth bread? Measure out the necessary products. Use wheat flour of the highest grade.

2. Step 2:

   

   In a bowl, pour 120 g of sifted wheat flour, sugar and yeast. Pour 150 ml of warm water (37-40°C) and mix. Heat the water to a temperature of 37-40 ° C. If there is no cooking thermometer, then it is easy to determine the desired temperature literally manually: you need to drop a drop of milk on the inside of your wrist. If the feeling is pleasant, not cold and not hot, then the temperature is correct.

3. Step 3:

   

   Leave the mixture in the heat for 10-15 minutes for the appearance of a fluffy cap. If after this time the mixture has not foamed, then the yeast is spoiled and it is impossible to cook bread with them further - it will not rise.

4. Step 4:

   

   Pour the remaining wheat flour, amaranth flour into the dough and knead the dough, gradually adding the remaining warm water. I kneaded in a special kitchen machine, but you can also use your hands. In any case, you need to knead for at least 7 minutes.

5. Step 5:

   

   At the end, add olive oil and salt and continue to knead the dough until smooth.

6. Step 6:

   

   As a result, you should get a sticky, slightly flowing dough that sticks strongly to your hands.

8. Step 7:

   

   Dust the dough with flour and leave it warm for 2 hours. During this time, the dough will increase in volume by 2-3 times.

9. Step 8:

   

   Put the dough that has come up on the surface dusted with flour and knead, if necessary adding wheat or amaranth flour. But try not to hammer the dough with flour too much.

10. Step 9:

    

    Divide the dough into two equal parts and form two identical loaves. Or you can put the dough in a rectangular baking dish. If the shape is small, then you will get two loaves. My form was long, about 30 cm, so all the dough fit into it.

11. Step 10:

    

    Leave the dough to come up for another 40 minutes. If desired, you can make incisions on the test that came up with a sharp knife. Put the bread in a preheated oven to 200°With the oven for 30-35 minutes, but still focus on the features of your oven. To make the bread have a soft crumb and a crispy crust, put a baking sheet with water on the bottom of the oven.

12. Step 11:

    

    Cool the finished loaf without removing it from the mold. Then cut the bread into pieces and serve it to the table. Bon appetit!