Onion Paprika Pepper Bread

Few days ago  I visited a friend --named Andrea-- and she served  sandwiches made from onion bread mixed with pepper flakes for brunch.  It was really good, great actually. The texture was a bit different from other breads – it was quite moist but not heavy . While enjoying every bite of it, I thought  that I should make this bread later at home.  And yes,  as soon as I returned home, I started to browse the recipe on the internet.  I read many recipes from many sources (like tasteofhome, allrecipes, grandmotherskitchen and many more) before deciding to make one. And instead of using one recipe I’d rather use some then modified them to meet my taste.

This recipe I adapted turned out great.  It rose nicely and has a great consistency. Very tasty light bread, not heavy at all.  And the smell during the baking time was incredible and it was not difficult to make.  I think this onion bread is a nice change to serve with dinner, an excellent addition to soups, sandwiches, cheeses, and salads.  It made an awesome baked sandwiches even when I only spread butter inside and outside the bread, put  a smoked beef, then the cheese and a thin layer of mayo.  Quick to fix and delicious.  I will definitely prepare this again.

Ingredients: (For recipe in Indonesian click HERE)

1 tsp granulated sugar
1 cup warm water
1 tbsp dry active yeast
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
1 tbs red pepper flakes
1 tsp onion powder or minced onion
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp salt
2 ½ cups all purpose flour

Directions:

1.      In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, water, and yeast.  Let sit for about 10 minutes or until frothy.

2.      Add all remaining ingredients except flour and combine.

3.      Using your electric mixer, incorporate flour ½ cup at a time until no longer sticky.

4.      Knead for about 7 minutes using with the dough hook attachment or by hand.

5.      Lightly oil a large bowl with olive oil and let the dough rise until doubled, about 1 hour.

6.      Preheat oven to 425 degrees F or  220 degrees C.

7.      Lightly oil a cook sheet. Punch dough down.  Shape into loaf form on oiled cookie sheet.

8.      Let rise for 20-30 minutes on the cookie sheet.

9.      Bake for about 15 minutes or until top is golden brown.

Bahasa Indonesia

 Bahan:

1 sdt gula pasir

1 cup air hangat

1 sdm ragi aktif

2 sdm minyak zaitun

1 sdm bumbu rempah Italia

1 sdm cabe bubuk

1 sdt bawang bombay bubuk atau bawang bombay yang dicincang halus

1 sdt bawang putih bubuk

1 sdt paprika

½ sdt garam

2 ½ cup tepung terigu serbaguna

Cara:

1.      Dalam mangkuk, campur gula, air, dan ragi. Diamkan ragi bekerja selama 10 menit atau sampai larutan berbusa.

2.      Tambahkan semua bahan kering, kecuali tepung terigu.

3.      Tambahkan terigu sedikit demi sedikit, aduk dengan menggunakan mikser sampai adonan tidak lagi lengket.

4.      Uleni selama sekitar 7 menit dengan mikser atau bisa juga dengan tangan.

5.      Tambahkan minyak zaitun, uleni sebentar.  Tutup dengan lap atau plastic wrap dan istirahatkan hingga mengembang selama 1 jam. 

6.      Panaskan oven dengan suhu 425 derajat F atau 220 derajat C.

7.      Kempiskan adonan, bentuk seperti loaf, masukkan ke dalam loyang yang telah diolesi minyak.

8.      Istirahatkan kembali selama 20-30 menit, adonan akan mengembang 2 kali lipat.

9.      Panggang dalam  oven selama 15 menit atau sampai permukaan berwarna coklat keemasan.