It's World Bread Day again and once more, here is my suggestion.
I love bread as you all know and since I found out about the World Bread Day that I always bake a special bread for the occasion.
In 2014 I baked this delicious Povitica for the World Bread Day; last year, 2015, I baked this scrumptious Brioche with cranberries and Brie.
This year is no exception and therefore here is the recipe I came up with.
Pumpkin is the ingredient of the month and of course, my bread had to have pumpkin in its composition!
Easy as you all know "no knead" breads are, this loaf turned out fantastically well and it was absolutely delicious.
Crusty on the outside, chewy inside and full of flavour, my husband defined it as the best bread I ever made... I think that says it all, right?
ingredients (makes 1 medium loaf):
1/2 cup pumpkin purée
1/2 tsp dried yeast
1 tsp sea salt flakes
1 cup lukewarm water
3 cups plain flour, plus extra for dusting
6 rashers of thinly sliced bacon
10 to 12 large sage leaves
method:
3 cups plain flour, plus extra for dusting
6 rashers of thinly sliced bacon
10 to 12 large sage leaves
method:
In a large bowl, combine the pumpkin purée, yeast, salt and water.
Add the flour and mix until a sticky dough forms.
Cover with cling film and allow to stand overnight.
Fry the bacon in a frying pan, until golden and crispy and drain over kitchen paper.
Heat 1 tbsp of butter in the same frying pan and when the butter is sizzling, add the sage leaves.
Fry the sage leaves until crispy and then drain over kitchen paper.
Fry the bacon in a frying pan, until golden and crispy and drain over kitchen paper.
Heat 1 tbsp of butter in the same frying pan and when the butter is sizzling, add the sage leaves.
Fry the sage leaves until crispy and then drain over kitchen paper.
Gently turn out the dough onto a clean, well floured surface and crumble de crispy bacon over the dough, followed by the crispy sage leaves. Shape the dough into a 20cm round.
Put the dough in a large floured bowl, cover with a tea towel and allow to stand for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 230ºC.
Heat a 22cm heavy based ovenproof saucepan in the oven for 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven and carefully tip the dough into the heated pan.
Cover with the lid and cook for 30 minutes. Remove the lid and cook for a further 30 minutes or until golden brown and the bread sounds hollow when tapped.






























