Paprika and tomato bread

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Trying my hand at bread and flavours. Was lovely.

 

125g Strong White Bread Flour

125g Strong Wholemeal Flour

1 sachet of yeast

1 teaspoon sugar

2 tablespoon of tomato puree

1 tablespoon of paprika

150ml warm water

pinch salt

2 tablespoon olive oil

 

Mix sugar and yeast in warm water and leave in a warm place for 10-15 mins to help yeast rise

Sieve all Flour into a bowl and mix in salt and paprika

Make a well in the middle then add in tomato purée, oil and yeast mixture

Fold in well until it forms a dough, remove onto floured surface and knead for approx 5 mins

Put into floured bread tin or tray and place in oven (shelf 2) on proving setting for Approx 1.5/2hrs or until double in size

Brush with milk on top and switch oven onto Bread setting

Place tray with ice cubes on level 5 and bread on level 2 (ice stops the bread from over crusting)

Enjoy.

You could add in sundried tomatoes as an extra…..this is tasty also.

 

Chocolate Fondant

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Crisp on the outside, lovely and runny on the inside.

Crisp on the outside, lovely and runny on the inside.

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Chocolate Fondant

1 tsp cocoa powder

1 tsp plain flour

150g plain chocolate – minimum 70% cocoa solids

150g butter

3 eggs and 3 egg yolks

50g caster sugar

25g self raising flour

4 x ramekins

*Melt chocolate and butter together (best done on Induction hob at power level 1) if not, melt using glass bowl over boiling water method

*Whisk eggs, egg yolks and caster sugar, mix well until it starts to go thick and you can leave a line trail with whisk. (electric whisk is recommended)

*Gently fold in the melted chocolate mixture into above with a metal spoon until just combined

*Sift in the self raising flour and continue folding until fully combined

*Gently grease with butter the bottom and sides of the ramekins and place a circle of greaseproof paper on bottom

*Mix together cocoa powder and plain flour then sift into ramekins all around base and sides. Remove any excess

*Pour mixture into ramekins then cover with cling film and refrigerate for about 1 hour.

*Place ramekins in oven and select fan programme at 200 deg and bake for 11 minutes.

* Serve with your prefered sauce or garnish or your choice.