Friday 20 July 2012

FIG & FENNEL

Fig, hazelnut & fennel loaf

125g wholemeal spelt flour
125g strong white flour
7g fresh yeast
½tbsp honey
½tsp salt
1tsp fennel seeds
175ml tepid water
125g dried figs, sliced
35g hazelnuts

Put flour in a large bowl & crumble in the yeast
Add honey, fennel & salt.  Mix in the water until smooth
Knead 4mins on a floured surface
Flour a bowl, cover & leave 1 hour
Knead in the figs & hazelnuts
Shape into a ball & prove on a floured baking sheet for 45mins
Bake 220°C for 25-30mins
Serve with cheese


It was a Saturday, so she was at her choir practice & he was probably forecasting the results of that day’s football matches.  

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