Receta Zopako Bread Recipe
I am running a hard race at the moment with my blogging as I still have not caught up from when we were overseas. I seem to be chasing my tail and moving papers around my desk. I still have to finish our blog of our holiday – the last two days have not been written up and the photographs have not yet been transferred to my computer. I have left my sourdough starter in the freezer as I have a few bread recipes to try that do not use sourdough. My weekends have been full and I must admit that instead of getting into my kitchen every day for my blog, I have been watching Master Chef Australia. We are only watching season 3 now so please, no spoilers! I am looking forward to our annual shut down in December as by then I should have caught up with everything and I can dedicate loads of time to my kitchen. I needed to bake bread for a recipe and I decided to try one of Dan Lepard’s recipes as I have read across the blogs that they really work. I did not have time to waste and when we got home on Saturday night I got the ingredients together. What I really like about this Zopako bread is that it takes no effort to make. There is very little kneading involved and I am sure that I can adapt this to try with my sourdough starter. It has a deliciously hard crust and dipped into a bit of bisque, made the perfect end to our dinner last night.
Zopako
Zopako Bread
Recipe adapted from Dan Lepard
Ingredients:
- 175mls warm water
- 0.625mls yeast
- 288g 00 flour, plus extra for shaping
- 5mls fine salt
Method:
Pour the water into a large bowl and stir in the yeast
Add the flour and salt
Mix to a firm dough, then knead lightly for 10 seconds, until evenly mixed
Cover the bowl with cling film and leave at room temperature for 12 hours, until it has doubled in volume; if not, leave until it does
Shape the dough into a stick about 15cm long with tapered ends
Lay diagonally on a tray lined with a silpat or baking paper
Cover with lightly oiled cling film and leave to prove for 30 minutes
Uncover and dust liberally with flour
Press a rolling pin firmly down the centre, so that you almost split the loaf in two, leaving it joined only by a membrane of dough right down the middle
Cover with lightly oiled cling film and leave to prove for 30 minutes
Preheat the oven to 240° Celsius
Bake for 20 minutes, along with a small tray of boiling water on the lowest shelf to make the oven slightly steamy Reduce the heat to 200° Celsius and bake for 20 minutes, until crisp
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About Tandy Sinclair
I am passionate about regional, sustainable and seasonal produce. I live in Gordons Bay in a cottage with my husband, our three dogs, a tortoise and a fish. We are busy building a house which is an adventure all in itself. Each year we visit a new place to experience the food of the area.