Crusty Dipping Bread
Crusty Dipping Bread

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Olive oil bread dip is best served with a sturdy, crusty bread such as a crusty French baguette or boule, sourdough, or ciabatta. Remove the bread from the oven and brush with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt if desired. Serve with olive oil sprinkles with additional Za'atar. You can dip almost any bread in garlic infused olive oil!

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook crusty dipping bread using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Crusty Dipping Bread:
  1. Get A. Wet Ingredients
  2. Make ready 350 g tepid water
  3. Prepare 1 tbsp sugar
  4. Get 2 1/2 tsp instant dried yeast
  5. Make ready B. Dry Ingredients
  6. Get 1 tsp fine salt
  7. Make ready 1 tsp rosemary or any preferred herbs
  8. Prepare 600 g bread flour / flour
  9. Prepare C. Glazing
  10. Take 1 tbsp butter - melted
  11. Make ready As needed - Sea salt
  12. Take As needed - Herbs
  13. Make ready The. Olive Oil Bread Dip
  14. Make ready 1/4 C extra virgin olive oil
  15. Take 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  16. Get 1/2-1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
  17. Take 2 1/2 tsp italian mixed herbs
  18. Take 1 tsp sea salt
  19. Take Dash pink himalayan salt

If you want to extend the shelf life further, leave out the fresh garlic and just add that when you're ready to use it. Bakers dust the tops of bread loaves with flour before scoring to give the bread a rustic appearance. Why does steam make bread crusty? Once steam hits the outer layer (crust), the starches on the surface gelatinize.

Steps to make Crusty Dipping Bread:
  1. Mix A in a mixing bowl of a stand mixer and leave to proof for 5-10 minutes.
  2. Add B (flour, herbs and salt) to A. Turn the stand mixer on to medium low speed, mix A and B until dough is formed. Increase the speed to medium and knead for another 10 minutes or until dough is elastic. If one does not have a stand mixer, knead the dough by hand until it reaches ‘window pane’.
  3. Place dough in a greased bowl and leave to rise for an hour or until it doubles in size depending on the temperature in the house.
  4. Gently punch dough down. Flatten the dough wide. Roll from the longer edge/side of the flatten dough. shape dough into an oblong loaf. Cut slits on top with sharp knife. Cover shaped dough with greased cling film and leave to rise for 30 minutes or until almost doubled in size.
  5. Preheat oven to 170°C (depending on the oven). Brush shaped dough with melted butter, herbs and sea salt (if using). Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve bread with dipping oil or soup.
  6. The. Olive Oil Bread Dip- Mix everything and adjust taste accordingly. Add some heat if desired.

Why does steam make bread crusty? Once steam hits the outer layer (crust), the starches on the surface gelatinize. Really, ANY crusty bread will be a delicious dipping bread! Weather your talking about a spinach dip or fondue, a fresh crusty loaf makes a HUGE difference. If you want really crusty bread, great for dipping in olive oil or marinara sauce, place a pan of water in the bottom of the oven.

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