Vanilla croutons
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Simple croutons with coffee or tea are delicious, even better than the most exquisite pastries. To prepare vanilla croutons, you only need one packet of vanilla sugar. We'll be making regular sweet dough, the main thing is to let it rise a couple of times. By the way, you can add raisins or dried apricots to the croutons. The baking is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Mix 150 grams of flour, 100 grams of water, and yeast, and let the starter rise (approximately 40 minutes to 1 hour). Then add the remaining water, another 110 grams of flour, and salt to the starter. Mix well.
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Step 2
When the dough has risen, knead it again and add the remaining flour, half an egg (or even less), sugar, vegetable and butter, as well as vanilla. Knead the dough thoroughly until it stops sticking to your hands.
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Step 3
Let the dough rise once more. The more times the dough rises, the better the resulting croutons will be. Then divide the dough into portions and shape them into small balls, as shown in the photo. Place them on a baking sheet and let them rise for another 30 minutes.
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Step 4
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Brush the dough pieces with the remaining egg. Place the baking pan with the dough in the oven for 15 minutes.
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Step 5
Flip the baking sheet once during baking to ensure the croutons are evenly browned on all sides.
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Step 6
Then let the croutons cool completely. You can proceed with drying them the next day (or on the same day). You'll need to slice them, and you can eat the tops or make small croutons from them (which can later be used in cheesecake).
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Step 7
Dry the croutons in the oven at 160 degrees for about 25 minutes. Turn them occasionally to prevent burning.
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Step 8
These are the golden brown vanilla croutons I ended up with.
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Step 9
Remove from the oven and serve warm or cooled.