Bread turned out moist, soft with great crumb. It is perfect for sandwiches (served here with vegan chik'n burger, lettuce & tomato -- I smeared some harissa on the bread) and also tastes great alongside breakfast eggs. Toast the bread and spread with butter -- or with a thin layer of hummus, for added punch. Ingredients:
Wholewheat flour - 2cups
All purpose flour - 1cup
Yeast - 2tsp
Sugar - 1tsp
Salt - 1½tsp
Hummus - 1cup (recipe follows, but I used store bought spicy black bean hummus)
Milk - ½cup, luke warm
Orange juice - ¼cup (I used store bought OJ)
Olive oil - ¼cup
Egg - 1 large (I used a flax egg, 1tbsp flaxmeal mixed with 3tbsp water)
Sesame seeds - ¼cup, lightly toasted
Method:
- Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of the stand mixer. Mix well using hands or a mixer until a smooth and soft dough forms. Transfer to a greased bowl and let rise for about 1 hour until the dough is very puffy or until almost doubled in volume.
- Lightly grease a 9"x5" loaf pan (original recipe used 8½"x4½" loaf pan).
- Gently deflate the dough and shape it into a 9" log. Place it in the prepared pan and cover it gently with lightly greased plastic wrap. Allow to rise for 1~1½hour or until the dough crowns about 1" over the rim of the pan (it should crown about 1½" over 8½"x4½" loaf pan).
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Bake the bread for 35~40 minutes. After 20 minutes, loosely cover the bread with aluminum foil and continue baking until the bread is golden brown and an instant read thermometer inserted in the center registers 190°F.
- Remove from the oven, after couple of minutes, remove from the oven and let cool completely before slicing. Brush with melted butter, if desired, while still hot.
Method:
- Place all the ingredients except for the chickpea liquid in a food processor. Add ½cup of the reserved chickpea liquid. Blend until smooth; if the mixture is not smooth enough, add the remaining ¼cup additional liquid. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Linking this to Valli's 'Cooking from Cookbook Challenge: June -- Week 2'.
And also the 'Fabulous Feast Friday # 19' being hosted by Usha and me.