4/27/2011

Bakiing Frenzy...

I swear that I must have bake like 10 hours today or something like that, but I´m happy as hell...:)


I made Focaccia today, a bread from my country that we call galleta, or "Cracker bread" wich I swear is amaing with basicly anythiing...:) and some "Pirujos de Leche " here are the recipes. 


When I came home I bakes tons of cupcakes that I'll show you tomorrow. 


Focaccia Recipe


Ingredients: 

  • 2 3/4 bread flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup mozzarella
  1. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt, sugar, yeast, . Mix in 1 Tbs  olive oil and water.
  2. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic.(about 8  minutes) Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.
  3. make 12 little focaccias or a large one and let them rise until they have doubled their size.
  4. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Punch dough down; place on greased baking sheet. Pat into a 1/2 inch thick rectangle. Brush top with olive oil. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese.
  5. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm.



Cracker Bread

  • 1.25 lb of bread flour
  • 1 oz of butter
  • 1 oz of sugar
  • .45 oz of active yeast 
  • 10.5 oz of water
  • .36 oz of salt
  • 1 oz of powder milk
  • egg

  1. Weight ingredients
  2. Make a well with dry ingredients (flour, salt and milk)
  3. In the center dissolve sugar, water and yeast. 
  4. Mix well and slowly star adding flour.
  5. When there's no liquid add the butter and knead for about 10 min. 
  6. Let the dough rise for 20 min
  7. Roll the dough in shape of a square, and with a pizza cutter cut long strips of dough. 
  8. Divide each strip in 5 and poke holes with a fork . 
  9. Let them rise until they doble therir size and bake
  10. Brush them with egg
  11. Bake at 380 F for 15 minutes


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