Showing posts with label bread baking babes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bread baking babes. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Chocolate Prune Bread - Schokoladenbrot mit Backpflaumen

Again a baking challenge with the Bread Baking Babes, and again I'm a Bread Baking Buddy. This time Jamie from Life's a Feast, a wonderful blog with great photos, stories and recipes is the hostess for January . She choose the bread to be baked, Chocolate Prune Bread from The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day  by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. and Zoë François a chocolate bread with lots of chocolate and prunes. From time t time, I bake a chocolate bread with a sourdough starter and dried cherries, which I really like. So I was excited to try another version. I changed the recipe a bit, so I scaled down the amount of yeast and sugar ( which resulted in longer proofing time, of course ) and I used dried prunes ( the recipe is not clear on whether to use dried or fresh prunes EDIT : As Jamie pointed out to me, there's no such thing as a fresh prune. They are called plum, when they are fresh  ;) I had no idea. Thanks, Jamie !  ). I also used large chocolate chunks.

Eine neue Back Herausforderung der Bread Baking Babes. Dieses Mal hat Jamie vom wundervollen Blog Life's a Feast das Brot ausgesucht : Schokoladenbrot mit Pflaumen, aus dem Buch The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Ich habe das Original Rezept ein wenig geändert. So habe ich die Menge Hefe halbiert und deutlich weniger Zucker verwendet.


I like this bread a lot. It's not too fluffy ( I don't like fluffy breads ), and has a lot of flavor. It's terrific for breakfast, toasted, with a little butter and orange marmalade. The sweet of the chocolate and the bitterness of the orange are a great match.

Mir gefällt dieses Brot sehr gut. Es ist nicht zu luftig ( ich mag keine super luftigen Brote ) und hat jede Menge Geschmack. Es schmeckt super zum Frühstück, getoasted, mit etwas Butter und Orangenmarmelade. Die Süsse der Schokolade und die leichte Bitterness der Orange passen prima zusammen.


-=========  REZKONV-Recipe - RezkonvSuite v1.4

     Title: Chocolate Prune Bread
Categories: Baking, Bread, Chocolate, BBB
     Yield: 1 ½ pound loaf

======= CHOCOLATE BREAD RECIPE (CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP =======
                   -- Makes two 2-pound loaves
  2 1/2      cups  (565 ml) lukewarm water (100°F or below)
    3/4       cup  (170 ml) vegetable oil
      1   tablesp. (0.35 oz / 10 g) granulated yeast ( Ralph : 5 g )
1-1 1/2   tablesp. (17 to 25 g) kosher salt - * use less if using
                   -- fine table salt, more if using coarse salt
      1       cup  (7 ounces / 200 g) sugar ( Ralph : 175 g )
  5 1/2      cups  (1 pound, 11 ½ ounces / 780 g) all-purpose flour
    3/4       cup  (3 ounces / 85 g) dark, unsweetened cocoa powder
  1 1/2      cups  (6 ounces / 170 g) bittersweet or semisweet
                   -- chocolate chips - ( Ralph : Chocolate chunks )

===================== CHOCOLATE PRUNE BREAD =====================
    675     grams  (about 680 g - the size of a small cantaloupe)
                   -- of the Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bread dough
                   Softened unsalted butter for greasing the pan
     60     grams  (55 g) high-quality bittersweet chocolate - *
                   -- use 6 ounces (170 g) if you did not add
                   -- chocolate chips to the original Chocolate
                   -- Bread Dough
    3/4       cup  Chopped pitted prunes
                   Egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 Tbs water) ( Ralph
                   -- : no egg wash )
    1/4       cup  (50 g) sugar for sprinkling over the top of the
                   -- bread and preparing the pan

============================ SOURCE ============================
            BBB, Jamie Schler
            -- Edited *RK* 01/21/2014 by
            -- Ralph Knauth

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bread :

Day 1 : Mixing and storing the dough. Mix the oil, yeast, salt and
sugar with the water in a 6-quart bowl or a lidded (not airtight)
food container.

Mix in the flour, cocoa powder and the chocolate chips without
kneading, using a spoon or heavy-duty stand mixer (with paddle). If
you are not using the machine, you may need to use wet hands to
incorporate the last bit of flour.

Cover (not airtight) and allow to rest at room temperature until the
dough rises and collapses (or flattens on top), approximately 2
hours.

The dough can be used immediately after the initial rise, though it
is easier to handle with cold. Refrigerate the container of dough
and use over the next 5 days. Beyond the 5 days, freeze the dough in
1-pound (about 450 g) portions in airtight containers for up to 4
weeks. When using frozen dough, thaw in the refrigerator for 24
hours before using, then allow the usual rest and rise time.

Baking day :

On baking day, generously grease an 8 ½ x 4 ½ - inch (22 x 11 ½ cm
approx) nonstick loaf pan with butter, sprinkle some sugar evenly
over the butter and shake the pan to distribute.

Dust the surface of the refrigerated dough with flour and cut off a
1 ½ pound piece. Dust the piece with more flour and quickly shape it
into a ball by stretching the surface of the dough around to the
bottom on all sides, rotating the ball a quarter turn as you go.
Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough into a ½ - inch-thick (scant
1 ½ cm) rectangle. As you roll out the dough, use enough flour to
prevent it from sticking to the work surface but not so much as to
make the dough dry.

Sprinkle the chocolate and chopped prunes over the dough and roll up
the dough jelly-roll style to enclose them. Fold the dough over
itself several times, turning and pressing it down with the heel of
your hand after each turn. This will work the chocolate and prunes
into the dough; some may poke through.

With very wet hands (I floured my hands instead), form the dough
into a loaf shape and place it into the prepared pan. Allow to rest
and rise for 90 minutes, loosely covered with plastic wrap.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). A baking stone is not required
and omitting it shortens the preheat.

Using a pastry brush, paint the top of the loaf with egg wash and
sprinkle with sugar. Bake the loaf in the center of the oven for 50
to 60 minutes until firm. Smaller or larger loaves with require
adjustments to baking time.

Remove the bread from the pan and allow to cool on a rack before
slicing and eating.

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==========  REZKONV-Rezept - RezkonvSuite v1.4

     Titel: Schokoladen Brot mit Backpflaumen
Kategorien: Backen, Brot, Hefe, Obst
     Menge: 1 Brot

======================= SCHOKOLADEN BROT =======================
                   Ergibt 2 große Brote
    565        ml  Wasser, lauwarm
    170        ml  Öl
      5     Gramm  Trockenhefe
  17-25     Gramm  Salz
    175     Gramm  Sugar
    780     Gramm  Mehl Typ 405
     85     Gramm  Kakaopulver, ungezuckert
    170     Gramm  Schokolade, zartbitter, gehackt

=================== SCHOKOLADEN PFLAUMEN BROT ===================
    675     Gramm  Schokoladen Brot Teig
                   Butter, weich, für die Backform
     60     Gramm  Schokolade, zartbitter, gehackt
     10            Backpflaumen, grob gehackt
     50     Gramm  Zucker, grob, zum Bestreuen

============================ QUELLE ============================
            BBB, Jamie Schler
            -- Erfasst *RK* 28.01.2014 von
            -- Ralph Knauth

Schokoladen brot :

Tag 1 : Das Öl, die Hefe, Salz und Zucker mit dem Wasser in einer
großen Schüssel mischen. das Mehl, Kakaopulver und Schokolade
zugeben, gut verrühren. Nicht kneten. Lose abgedeckt über Nacht
gehen lassen, evtl. in den Kühlschrank stellen.

Backtag :

Eine Brotform ( 22 x 11 ½ cm ) einfetten.

Den Teig aus dem Kühlschrank nehmen, halbieren ( die andere Hälfte
kann bis zu 5 Tage im Kühlschrank aufgehoben oder eingefroren werden
), leicht mit Mehl bestäuben. Zu einem Ball formen, dann zu einem
Rechteck, 1 1/2 cm dick, ausrollen. Die Schokolade und die Pflaumen
auf dem Teig verteilen, dann wie eine Roulade aufrollen. Den Teig
mehrfach falten und zusammendrücken, um die Schokolade gut zu
verteilen. Mit bemehlten Händen in einen Brotlaib formen und in die
Brotform geben. Ca. 2 Stunden abgedeckt gehen lassen, bis der Teig
gut aufgegangen ist.

Ofen auf 180°C aufheizen. Brot mit Wasser bespritzen und mit dem
Zucker bestreuen, dreimal diagonal einschneiden. Ca. 1 Stunde backen,
kurz in der Form auskühlen lassen. Dann komplett erkalten lassen,
bevor es aufgeschnitten wird.

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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Modern Lardy Cake with the BBB - Moderner Schmalzkuchen

While poking around in Jamie Schler's wonderful blog Life's a feast, I stumbled across a blog entry : Modern Lardy Cake and Bread Baking Babes challenge. My interest was piqued. I read a bit farther, the Bread Baking Babes have a monthly thing going on to all bake the same bread one of the members chooses for that particular month. I think that's a cool idea. Though, I obviously can't became a babe, I can become a baking buddy when trying out the named recipe, posting and mailing it to the babe who is the hostess for that baking round, which for December is Lien.



A lardy cake is a bread, made with dried fruits and warm spices, like nutmeg and cinnamon, and lard, of course. The modern version substitutes butter for lard. I made a couple small changes to the recipe. Because, I'm a fan of lard and get real, good, homemade lard at the Mexican grocer here, I decided to make at least the dough of the cake/bread with lard. I also used a bit more salt, as some of the babes did. The dried fruit for the filling, in my case golden raisins and dried cherries, I soaked in rum overnight. I love doing that with dried fruit, it's a real flavor boost. And i changed the shape of the bread and baked it in a ring mold, (normally used for a German cake, called Frankfurter Kranz ) to get closer to the shape of a wreath cake.

The cake ( or is it more of a bread ? ) was a big hit. Everybody liked it,either for Kaffeetrinken ( eating cake and drinking coffee in the afternoon ), or for breakfast, lightly toasted and smeared with strawberry jam ...

Some things I will try out the next time will be adding more filling, maybe 1/3 more and adding ground nuts, like walnut or hazelnut, to the mix. otherwise, i'm happy. Thanks for that great recipe, Bread Baking Babes :D

Beim Blog Stöbern in Jamie Schler's wunderschönem blog Life's a feast bin ich auf einen Artikel gestossen, bei dem es um die Bread Baking Babes und einen ' Lardy Cake ' - Schmalzkuchen ging. Das hat natürlich mein Interesse geweckt. Die BBB suchen sich jeden Monat ein Brot aus, das alle backen und das danach nachgebacken werden kann, womit man ein Baking Buddy wird. Das Brot dieses mal, eher schon ein Kuchen, wird in einer modernen Version, mit Butter statt Schmalz gebacken und mit getrockneten Früchten und warmen Gewürzen, wie Zimt oder Muskat, gefüllt. Ein paar Sachen im Original Rezept habe ich geändert, so habe ich natürlich Schmalz für den Teig verwendet, die getrockneten Früchte die Nacht vorher in Rum eingeweicht, und das Brot nicht in einer Rechteckform, sondern einer Ring Form gebacken. Uns allen hat es prima geschmeckt, auch wenn ich das nächste Mal etwas mehr Füllung verwenden werde und vielleicht auch ein paar Nüsse mit in die Füllung einarbeite.

Spreading the filling on the rolled out dough - Die Füllung ist auf dem ausgerollten Teig verteilt.


After the second fold - nach dem zweiten Umschlagen


The final rise in the ring mold - Der endgültig gegangene Teig


The Modern Lardy Cake


-=========  REZKONV-Recipe - RezkonvSuite v1.4

     Title: Modern Lardy cake
Categories: Baking, Bread
     Yield: 1 Loaf

============================= DOUGH =============================
    375     grams  Strong white flour ( KA AP )
  1 1/2     teasp. Active dry yeast
      1   tablesp. Sugar
  1 1/2     teasp. Salt
     35     grams  Lard, soft
    200        ml  Milk, + 1 tb, warmed

============================ FILLING ============================
    112     grams  Butter ( 1 stick ), softened
     75     grams  Soft dark brown sugar
      1     teasp. Ground cinnamon (or a pinch more)
    1/4     teasp. Freshly grated nutmeg (or a pinch more)
     75     grams  Raisins and dried cherries, soaked in rum
                   -- overnight, drained
                   Beaten egg, to glaze
     24        cm  (9 in) round cake tin (I used a round mold, 10
                   -- inch diameter

============================ SOURCE ============================
            http://notitievanlien.blogspot.it/2013/12/a-december-
            bread-for-bread-baking-babes.html
            -- Edited *RK* 12/17/2013 by
            -- Ralph Knauth

Put all the dough ingredients in a large mixing bowl and knead
(preferably with a dough hook in a heavy duty mixer) until smooth
and supple. Bring the dough together in a ball and return to the
bowl. Cover with clingfilm and leave to rise in a warm place until
doubled in size.

To make the filling butter, sugar and spices together until creamy.
Knock the risen dough back and re-knead it briefly. Roll it out to a
rectangle about 50 x 25 cm (20 x 10 in). Spread the filling evenly
over two-thirds of the dough sheet, leaving one outer third empty
and about 4 cm (1 ½ inch) on all sides. If using, sprinkle the dried
fruit over this and press down to embed. Fold the empty third over
the middle third and the remaining third over this. Pinch all the
edges well to seal the filling in. Cover with a sheet of clingfilm
and leave to rest for about 5 minutes to relax. Give the parcel a
quarter turn and roll it into a rectangle about 30 x 15 cm (12 x 6
in). Fold into thirds again and leave to rest for 5 minutes. Repeat
this procedure three more times, turning the dough by a quarter turn
and rolling and folding. If you find you are losing too much filling,
omit the final turn. This is a delicate, difficult and messy work as
the filling oozes out in weak spots. Patch them up as good as you
can and continue to work. All the oozing bits will caramelize nicely
as the cake bakes. But you don't want to lose too much filling as
the laminating effect. Grease the tin and put the dough packet in it,
then flatten it with your hand to fit it in as well as possible.
Cover with clingfilm and leave it to rise until almost doubled.

Meanwhile preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).

Brush the dough with beaten egg, then lightly score a cross-hatched
pattern onto the surface. Don't cut into the filling. Bake for 25-30
minutes or until brown. Remove from the oven, but leave in the tin
for about 5 minutes. Carefully release the clip and turn the cake
upside down on a wire rack. Remove the bottom of the tin, which will
probably still be attached to it, and leave to cool further. Eat
lukewarm or cold, cut into wedges or slices.

(source: "Warm Bread and Honey Cake" by Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra)

Ralph. I raised the heat for the last 10 min to 375°F for a total
baking time of 33 minutes.

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==========  REZKONV-Rezept - RezkonvSuite v1.4

     Titel: Modern Lardy cake
Kategorien: Backen, Brot, Suess, Ofen
     Menge: 1 Brot

============================= DOUGH =============================
    375     Gramm  Mehl
  1 1/2      Teel. Trockenhefe
      1      Essl. Zucker
  1 1/2      Teel. Salz
     35     Gramm  Schweineschmalz
    200        ml  Milch, + 1 EL, warm

============================ FILLING ============================
    112     Gramm  Butter ( 1 stick ), weich
     75     Gramm  Rohrzucker
      1      Teel. Zimt, gem.
    1/4      Teel. Muskat, gem.
     75     Gramm  Rosinen und Kirschen, getrocknet, über Nacht in
                   -- Rum eingeweicht
                   Ei, verschlagen, zum Glasieren

============================ QUELLE ============================
            http://notitievanlien.blogspot.it/2013/12/a-december-
            bread-for-bread-baking-babes.html
            -- Erfasst *RK* 17.12.2013 von
            -- Ralph Knauth

Alle Zutaten für den Teig zu einem glatten Teig verkneten. Zu einem
Ball formen, an einem warmen Ort verdoppeln lassen.

Für die Füllung die Butter, den Zucker und die Gewürze schaumig
schlagen. Den gegangenen Teig flach drücken, und zu einem 50*25 cm
Rechteck ausrollen. Die Füllung gleichmäßig über die ersten 2/3 der
Teigplatte verteilen, dabei einen 4 cm Rand lassen. Die Früchte über
der Füllung verteilen. Nun das freie Drittel Teig über das
Mitteldrittel klappen, dann das untere Drittel darüber klappen. Die
Enden fest zusammendrücken, abdecken und 5 minuten ruhen lassen.

Dann den Teig ein Viertel drehen und wieder zu einem Rechteck
ausrollen. Wieder in Drittel falten und 5 Minuten ruhen lassen.
Diesen Vorgang 3 Mal wiederholen. Das Ganze ist eine etwas klebrige
Angelegenheit. Sollte nach dem Dritten Durchgang zuviel Füllung
herausquellen, kann man den letzten Durchgang auch weglassen. Die
Kuchenform ( im Original eine quadratische Backform, ich habe eine
Frankfurter Kranz Form genommen ) gut einfetten, den Teig
hineingeben und nochmals gehen lassen, bis er sich verdoppelt hat (
bei mir 40 Minuten ).

Ofen auf 180ºC vorheizen.

Den Teig mit dem verschlagenen Ei einpinseln, leichte Einschnitte
auf der Oberfläche machen und etwa 30 Minuten backen, bis er schön
braun ist ( ich habe die letzten 10 Minuten die Backtemperatur etwas
erhöht ). Aus dem Ofen nehmen, ein paar Minuten in der Form
auskühlen lassen, dann stürzen. Vollkommen auskühlen lassen.

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