Australian Vegetable Bread
Description
Perfect for tea and coffee. Australian vegetable bread turns out not only very healthy but also incredibly colorful thanks to natural dyes: spinach, beetroot, and tomato. This bread will become a beautiful addition to a festive table and will also appeal to children. You can bake separate loaves of single-colored bread or braid strands of dough together into one loaf. Optionally, sprinkle the dough with sesame or cumin seeds. Be sure to let the bread rise twice—this makes it wonderfully light and airy after baking.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Prepare beet juice, tomato juice, spinach purée, and water. Add one teaspoon of sugar and 5 g of fresh yeast to each liquid. Stir well and let the mixtures stand for 10 minutes.
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Step 2
2. Transfer the beet mixture into a bowl, add 150 g of sifted flour, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, and knead the dough for 5 minutes. The dough should be slightly sticky to the touch. Prepare the other types of dough in the same way.
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Step 3
3. Transfer it to bowls greased with vegetable oil and cover with a damp towel. Let it sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
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Step 4
4. Shape the dough into strands and braid them into a loaf shape. Transfer the bread to a baking pan greased with vegetable oil, cover with a towel, and let rise for 30 minutes.
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Step 5
5. Bake the bread in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 40-45 minutes.