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Pataquetas Bread

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Sun, 05 Jan 2014 15:04:37 -0800
v114.n001.3
* Exported from MasterCook *

                              Bread, Pataquetas

Recipe By     :
Serving Size  : 7     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Bread Machine                   Bread-Bakers Mailing List
                  Breads/Muffins/Rolls            Low Fat

    Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                          For the ferment:
    100      milliliters  water
       1/3           cup  all-purpose flour -- (50 g)
    2          teaspoons  active dry yeast -- or (12.5g fresh yeast)
       1/2      teaspoon  sugar
                          For the bread dough:
    3               cups  bread flour -- (450g), or all-purpose flour
    200      milliliters  tepid water
    1 3/4      teaspoons  fine sea salt -- (10g)

The bread is shaped into chubby crescent moons and is comparable to 
ciabatta. It's baked in a steamy oven that makes the outsides crusty, 
a little chewy and the insides soft and airy.

7 small or 4 med

Make the Ferment:

In a large mixing bowl stir the yeast into the water in your mixing 
bowl, then add the flour and sugar and mix well. Cover with plastic 
film. Refrigerate overnight or up to 48 hours.

Make the Bread Dough:

Take the ferment out of the refrigerator and let sit on the counter 
1/2 to 1 hour.

Mix in the bread flour and water, turn the dough out onto a work 
surface and knead the dough 10 minutes. Knead in the salt and 
continue kneading until smooth and elastic. Alternately you can use 
your stand mixer fitted with the dough hook or your bread machine.

Divide the dough into 150 gram pieces for a medium size roll or 100 
grams for a smaller roll and form them into balls. Let the rest with 
a clean kitchen towel over them for about 20 minutes.

Flatten them with the palm of your hand and using a sharp knife make 
a cut into the center and gently pull the pieces apart to form a fat, 
roundish crescent moon. Make another shallow cut to the side lengthwise.

Dust a kitchen cloth with flour and cover them. Let them rest until 
they double in size about 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 400F.

Carefully place a pan on the bottom rack and fill with boiling water. 
Bake the 100 gram size for about 22 minutes and the larger 150 gram 
size for 30 minutes. Cool on wire racks

Description:
    "Patequetas are the traditional bread of Valencia dating back to 
the 17th century. Crescent Moon Bread"
Source:
    "cinnamonspiceandeverythingnice.com"
S(Internet address):
    "http://www.cinnamonspiceandeverythingnice.com/recipe-index/?recipe_id=6057220";
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 238 Calories; 1g Fat (4.2% 
calories from fat); 8g Protein; 48g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 
0mg Cholesterol; 473mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean 
Meat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.