• Small cottage loaves

    Ingredients

    • quantity of basic bread dough
    • water, to dampen
    • flour, for dusting
    • 1 large egg, beaten, to glaze
    • sesame or poppy seeds, to garnish

    Instructions

    1

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease a baking tray.

    2

    Make your dough according to the recipe on p45 and use one-third of the quantity to make the cottage loaves.

    3

    Divide the dough into 75g portions. Divide each portion into two-thirds and one-third.

    4

    Roll each piece into a ball. Dampen the top of the larger ball with water and place the smaller one on top.

    5

    Push a floured forefinger or the handle of a small wooden spoon through the centre to secure the two pieces together. Set aside to prove.

    6

    Glaze the loaves with beaten egg. Leave them plain or sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds.

    7

    Bake in the centre of the oven until they sound hollow when tapped, about 20 minutes. Remove from the baking sheet and cool on a wire tray.

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