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Traditional Cottage Bread | Old Fashioned Rustic English Bread

Jun-15-2016
Namita Tiwari
80 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
6 People
Serves
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ABOUT Traditional Cottage Bread | Old Fashioned Rustic English Bread RECIPE

There are a lot of theories about the origins of “Cottage bread”. Most of these theories date back to the time when people had no choice to make their own bread at home. Communal wood fired ovens were shared in the village. To make sure that each family had enough bread and also to save vital space in the oven, people stuck dough on top of each other.A delightfully shaped bread, which represents all that is rustic and rural in Britain, but especially England. It makes lovely odd shaped sandwiches.

Recipe Tags

  • Egg-free
  • Easy
  • British
  • Baking
  • Basic recipe
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 6

  1. 2 cups all-purpose flour + 1 tablespoon for sprinkling
  2. 2 teaspoon instant dry yeast
  3. 1 tablespoon sugar
  4. 1 teaspoon salt
  5. 2 tablespoons olive oil + some more for oiling the bowl
  6. 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup warm water

Instructions

  1. Add sugar to 1/2 cup warm water. Add yeast, stir and keep for 5 minutes.
  2. Whisk together remaining ingredients. Add water and knead dough. While kneading, add water if the dough feels hard or dry. Knead for about 10 minutes till dough become soft and elastic.
  3. Make a ball of the dough and transfer it to an oiled bowl. Turn the dough around so that it is well coated with oil. Keep for 1 hour or till it doubles in size.
  4. Punch the dough, knead for another 2 to 3 minutes. Cut the dough into two parts- one large one and one slightly smaller one.
  5. Roll out both the pieces slightly, place small one on top of the big one. Sprinkle some flour and push your finger in the center and push down to base to make a hole. With a sharp knife, cut down through dough ensuring equal cuts all around
  6. Transfer to an oiled baking tray. Cover with a kitchen cloth, leave to rise for 1 hour or till almost double in size. Sprinkle some flour on top.
  7. Baking in a preheated oven at 190 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or till golden brown.
  8. Tent with a foil if the top is browning too fast.
  9. Cool in the rack.

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Anushka Basantani
Jun-20-2016
Anushka Basantani   Jun-20-2016

looks delicious

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