Friday, January 23, 2009

Mustard bread for mustard lovers



You're probably wondering why the bread on the photo looks so yellow. No, it's not me and K. mishandling the white balance on our camera. It's just that this bread is so exceptionally yellow in colour (mustard powder + ground turmeric), as well as mustardy in flavour (whole-grain mustard + mustard powder + mustard seeds). Definitely (or perhaps?) too mustardy to be your daily bread, but it would make a lovely loaf to accompany a simple vegetable soup, and perhaps even a cheeseboard.

The recipe is adapted from an Estonian supermarket food magazine Toit & Trend.

Mustard Bread
(Sinepisai)
Makes 1 loaf



250 ml (1 cup) lukewarm water
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 Tbsp whole-grain mustard
400 g plain/all-purpose flour
1 packet active dry yeast (app. 11 g)
3 tsp mustard powder (I used Coleman's English)
0.5 tsp ground turmeric
0.5 tsp salt
1 egg, whisked, for brushing
2 Tbsp brown mustard seeds, for topping

Mix the water, oil and whole-grain mustard in a large bowl.
Mix the flour, dry yeast, mustard powder, turmeric and salt in another bowl, then stir into the water mixture and knead, until the dough breaks loose from your hands (or dough hook, if using a mixer).
Cover the bowl with a clingfilm or a clean kitchen towel and leave to prove for an hour in a warm, draft-free place. It should pretty much double in size.
Knead the dough once again, then form into a round loaf. Transfer the loaf into an oiled oven sheet, cover again with a piece of clingfilm or a kitchen towel and leave to prove for another hour.
Cut few slashes on top with a sharp knife, then brush with egg and sprinkle with mustard seeds.
Bake in the middle of 200 C /400 F oven for about 30 minutes, until the bread is lovely golden and crispy on top.
Let it cool for about half an hour after taking out of the oven, then slice as thinly or thickly as you like.

Other bread recipes @ Nami-Nami:
Estonian Soda Bread with Ricotta Cheese
Tender Potato Bread (a Daring Baker challenge)
Fennel Seed Bread
Georgian Cheese Bread Hatchapuri

13 comments:

Deeba PAB said...

Nam nam nam nam nam...never heard of a bread this yellow, but must say the flavours must be nice & warm. I love new sounding breads & this one is really new!

Laura said...

What an interesting idea! Would never have occurred to me...

Anonymous said...

I see grilled lamb, arugula and roast peppers in between two slices of that delicious bread!

Low Carb Italian Grill said...

Hi, My husband loves mustard, and one of his favorite foods EVER is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. I am imagining a perfect combination here...Thanks so much for the recipe!

Unknown said...

This bread was good. I, of course, like mustard on anything short of coffee.

Anonymous said...

adore your blog! great stories, fabulous recipes and, oh, the photography! launched my own food blog earlier this week and aspire to some day be as well-received as nami-nami. would love for you to drop in!

p.s. i recently found myself in a similar "food-obsessed bf" situation, and life couldn't be sweeter.

cheers,

*heather*
http://squirrelbread.wordpress.com

ptasia said...

Now that's an interesting combination. Will give it a try.

Jo said...

I could imagine that going really well with a nice brie...

Jeanne said...

That sounds absolutely heavenly! I picture this as the basis for a cheese toastie to serve with soup...

marcella candido cianchetti said...

ottimo

the five o'clock teaspoon :: fiveoclockteaspoon.com said...

Thanks for this wonderful recipe. I've made the bread several times. It was delicious with Pickled Okra with Paprika and melted cheese.

Stefania/CityMama said...

I am making this right now. Can't wait to try it!

Anonymous said...

Just made a loaf using your recipe, it is amazing, wonderful, fantastic and Yummmmmmy.