Crispy Fried Onion Seed Bread

sempie Ekim 10, 2022

Onion bread not only makes an ideal accompaniment to soups, cheeses and salads, also makes great sandwiches plain or grilled with roast beef, or ham. This crisp onion bread is delightfully easy and simple to make and produce a fantastic golden crust and soft crumb. I used store-bought crisp fried onions in this recipe, but you can definitely make your own or use some leftover onion rings.

Starter	Dough
50 g Organic rye flour 60 ml Water	14 g Fresh yeast, crumbled (or 7 g Dried yeast) 1 tsp Coconut sugar (or raw brown sugar) 300 g Organic bread flour plus extra for dusting 210 ml Water, room-temperature 1/2 tsp Smoked salt (or herb salat or regular sea salt) 60 g A mixture of seeds (poppy, sesame, sunflower and linseeds) 5 tbsp Crispy fried onions

For the starter, whisk together the rye flour and water in a bowl. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and leave it on your kitchen counter overnight or up to 18 hours.
Mix crumbled fresh yeast with coconut sugar in a bowl and set aside for 10 minutes. In the mixing bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, add in starter, flour, water, smoked salt, seeds, crisp onions and yeast mixture. Stir at slow speed until a dough roughly formed, about 5 minutes. Increase the speed and knead until smooth and elastic. Cover with a plastic wrap and set aside at a warm place for 50-60 minutes.
Dust a round 9-inch banneton basket thoroughly with flour. Alternatively, line a bowl with a non-terry kitchen towel dusted with flour. Turn out the dough and gently shape the dough into a round ball. Pinch seam togethe and transfer the dough to the prepared basket, seam-side up. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rise 50-60 minutes.
Preheat oven with a bowl of water at the bottom rack and baking stone in the middle rack to 220C/425F for an hour. Turn the dough out onto a bread peel dusted with flour. Score the top with a lame or very sharp knife in any pattern you like.
Slide the bread onto the baking stone and bake for 35 minutes. Open the oven door and spray the bread with water and bake for a further 10 minutes till golden brown and crispy. Cool on a wire rack completely before slicing.