Beetroot Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups All purpose flour/ Maida
- 1 cup Bread flour
- 1 count Egg
- 1 tsp Instant dry yeast
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Oil
- cup Beetroot powder
- 1 cup Water
Directions
In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together except water for a minute or two.
Add water. Knead for 9-10 minutes. Add 2-3 extra water if the dough is too stiff.
Now add oil. Knead for another 3-4 minutes.
The dough should be smooth and shiny.
Shape it into a ball and place it into a well oiled bowl. Cover the bowl with cling film. Let it rise.
The dough should double in volume.
Punch down the dough. Knead for 3-4 minutes.
Shape it into a loaf. Grease and dust a loaf tin. Place the dough into the tin . Let it rise .
Preheat the oven at 180 degrees C.
Place the tin into the oven. Bake for 30 minutes . Take the tin out. Egg wash the crust. Place it back into the oven. Bake for 3-4 minutes until the crust is golden brown in colour.
Turn off the oven. Remove the bread from the tin. Apply butter liberally.Let the bread cool well before slicing.
