Rustic Brown Bread Abm Recipes

BREAD MACHINE / ABM RUSTIC STYLE CIABATTA

Steps:

• In the bread machine's basin, proof the yeast by pouring in the warm water and dissolving the pinch of sugar in it then sprinkling the yeast on top-- if you don't have a 1/8 teaspoon size or a sliding measuring spoon, just leave few millimeters of leeway in a 1/2 tsp size spoon.
• Let the yeast proof for 10 minutes with the bread machine's lid open.
• Add the flours and salt and blend well by hand or slowly with a dough hook until the flour has completely absorbed the water.
• If you want add rosemary or other herbs, add them now too and blend.
• Pour on the olive oil around the bin but don't blend it in by hand.
• Close the bread machine and set it for a 2-lb loaf (1.5 should work if that's all your machine goes up to) at the DOUGH CYCLE. Kick back and let it do its work!
• When the dough cycle ends, leave it in the machine, covered, for 20-30 minutes to rise. After the rise is complete, preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Grease an 11 x 7 pan with the 1/2 tsp olive oil-- NOT a loaf pan. This bread is best coming out relatively flat! The olive oil is a must for this, cooking spray won't make it come out the same! Brush the olive oil all over the inside of the pan, then sprinkle the cornmeal all over the bottom of the pan.
• Extract the dough from the bread machine, it should have a wonderful thick and elasticy consistency. Lay it into the prepped loaf pan and smooth out the top when done.
• Bake at 425F for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown on top.
• For that rustic look and crackly feel, brush a little olive oil onto the top and dust with some flour prior to baking.
• For Roman style ciabatta, season with marjoram and you can also make it ciabatta al latte by softening the dough with milk.

RUSTIC ITALIAN BREAD ABM

Steps:

• Add flour, oil, salt, sugar, yeast and water to your bread machine according to its instructions.
• Set on dough setting.
• Always follow your machines instructions, when mixing open it and keep check on the dough. Dough should be in a nice round soft sticky to the touch ball. If it is not add more water, or add flour which ever is needed.
• Remove when signal beeps and cycle is done.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Sprinkle cornflour or cornmeal onto a baking sheet.
• Punch dough down and form into a long or oval loaf.
• Cover and let rise for 25 more minutes.
• It should be doubled again by this time.
• Uncover and slash the top with a sharp knife or razor.
• Brush all over with the beaten egg white.
• Bake 25 minutes to 35 minutes, until hollow sounding when tapped on bottom.
• Cool.

OLIVE FOUGASSE (RUSTIC BREAD) -- ABM

Steps:

• Combine the yeast, flour, sugar, salt, milk, water and olive oil in the bread machine pan and process on the dough setting. At the end of the cycle, turn out the dough onto a lightly floured board and knead in the olives. Turn the bread pan over the dough and let it rest for 15 minutes.
• Divide the dough into two equal pieces and roll each piece into an 8x10" rectangle. Place each rectangle on a parchment paper covered baking sheet. Make two rows of 6 to 8 evenly spaced diagonal slashes, leaving 1" at the border and in between the rows, cutting all the way through the dough. Open these slits by pulling them well apart with your hands (this traditional pattern looks like a leaf.) Coat the flatbreads with olive oil and set aside to rise until the dough is puffed, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• When loaves are puffy, bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on a rack.

RUSTIC GARLIC AND HERB BREAD ABM

Steps:

• Add ingredients to the bread machine, according to the manufacturer's directions.
• I mix all my flours, gluten and grains together, well, before adding to the bread machine.
• Add the salt in one corner of the pan and the sugar in another.
• Make a well in the flour and add the yeast in the middle.
• Set on basic setting with normal crust and check at the end of 5 minutes to see if more liquid or flour is needed.
• This makes a one pound loaf.