Once you take your skillet bread out of the oven and spread melted butter on it, the delicious smells wafting through the kitchen will make your mouth water. Skillet bread has such a lovely shine on it, it’ll delight friends and family alike, while its taste goes perfectly with your favourite Argeta. Making skillet bread is so simple you’ll undoubtedly be very proud of yourself and your baking success, so try this recipe today! You’ll need about two hours from the easy start to delicious finish!
Ingredients for skillet bread:
530 g white wheat flour
350 ml warm water
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp sugar
7 g dry yeast
1.5 tsp salt
Preparation:
1. Place the flour, dry yeast, sugar and salt into a large bowl.
2. Make a well in the flour and pour warm water in it.
3. Mix everything together, then knead it in the bowl to incorporate all the flour.
4. Knead the dough for 10 minutes until it becomes smooth and workable.
5. It’s best to use a kitchen robot with a dough hook.
6. Cover the bowl with a plastic shower cap or damp kitchen towel and leave to prove in a warm place for 30 minutes.
7. Form the dough into a round loaf shape by first gathering and pinching the ends together, tightening the dough’s surface. Then turn the dough over and rotate it with upturned palms, gently pushing it in at the same time, making a ball shape.
8. Transfer the dough into an oil-coated cast iron pan.
9. Cover the dough and leave it to prove for a further 30 minutes.
10. In the meantime, heat the oven to 200°C.
11. Cut a cross in the top of the dough using a razor or sharp knife, then put the pan into the heated oven.
12. Skillet bread needs to be baked for 20–25 minutes.
13. Place it onto a cooling rack as soon as you take it out of the oven and spread melted butter on it.
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