* Exported from MasterCook *
Bread, Portuguese Peasant
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Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:20
Categories : Bread-Bakers Mailing List Breads
Ethnic Low Fat
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 tablespoons sugar
4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast -- (2 pkg)
8 ounces barley cereal -- (about 4 1/2 cups),* uncooked
2 1/2 cups stone-ground cornmeal -- preferably white
4 teaspoons salt
4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
*Barley cereal can he found in the baby-food section of supermarkets.
1. In small bowl, stir sugar and yeast into 1/2 cup warm water (105
to 115F); let stand until yeast mixture foams, about 5 minutes.
2. In large bowl, combine barley cereal, cornmeal, salt, and 4 cups
flour. With wooden spoon, stir in yeast mixture and 2 1/4 cup warm
water (105 to 115F) until combined. With floured hands, shape dough
into a ball in bowl.
3. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place (80 to
85F) until doubled, about 1 hour.
4. Punch down dough and turn onto well-floured surface. Knead dough
until smooth, about 5 minutes, working in more flour (about 3/4 cup)
as necessary while kneading.
5. Grease large cookie sheet. Cut dough in half and shape each half
into a 6" round. Coat each round with flour; place on cookie sheet.
Cover loaves with towel and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
6. Preheat oven to 400F. Bake loaves until golden brown, a total of
about 35 minutes, using spray bottle to spritz loaves with water
after first 5 minutes of baking, and again 10 minutes later. Cool on
wire racks.
Makes 2 loaves, 12 servings per loaf.
Each serving: About 170 calories, 5 g protein, 36 g carbohydrate, 1 g
total fat (0 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 360 mg sodium.
Source:
"Good Housekeeping, Feb 1998"
Start to Finish Time:
"0:35"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 149 Calories; 1g Fat (3.2%
calories from fat); 4g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber;
0mg Cholesterol; 357mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean
Meat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
NOTES : This dense bread is called lava in Portugal. Our "secret"
ingredient for its unusual flavor and texture: barley cereal for
babies! The loaves are also sprayed with water during baking to help
give them the characteristic crisp and chewy crust.