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I haven’t baked too much bread lately because of the summer heat. However, I had a craving for some fresh baked bread, so it became the day’s mission to find something that looked good. I knew in the back of my mind that I needed to find a recipe to make for The Secret Recipe Club, so I pulled out my assignment and went bread browsing.
The Secret Recipe Club, if you haven’t heard yet, is a fun cooking and baking club I started in April. It became so popular that it required its own site! Each participant is secretly assigned another participants blog. Then you find something to make or bake and post about. Only you can’t say anything until the posting reveal day, which just happens to be today!
I was assigned to Tangerine’s Kitchen which is run by Rachel out of India. The rest is a bit of a mystery, I couldn’t find too much about her on her blog, but I can certainly tell she loves to cook and bake!
After browsing around and selecting several recipes, I actually found this recipe for Cilantro, Scallions and Garlic Bread. The original recipe used only water along with the flour, which is fine, however adding a fat such as oil or melted butter will help to produce a more tender loaf with a nice brown crust. I prefer a softer bread so I definitely opted for an added fat. Also, using milk instead of just water in bread-making adds richness, produces a finer crumb and a softer crust. So in my version I used some milk along with the water and I chose olive oil as my fat as I enjoy the bold flavor it adds to bread. You could easily use melted butter or canola oil instead.
I also chose to use chives and a little rosemary instead of cilantro. I love cilantro but I already had some chives and rosemary, so it seemed a perfect substitution. Rachel’s recipe said to bake until done, so I really didn’t have a time to go off of. In a case like that you’ll want to pull out a thermometer and insert it into the center of the bread. Sources vary on the ideal temperature, but anywhere from 185 – 200 F should yield a delicious loaf.
The rosemary and the olive oil, both being bold flavors, resulted in a robust flavor combination that I loved. You could certainly use a milder herb and oil combination such as thyme and canola if you prefer a milder bread.
adapted from Tangerine’s Kitchen
printable version
2 1/2 cups bread flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon SAF instant yeast
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup lukewarm milk
1 1/4 cups room temperature water
3 tablespoons olive oil*
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
2 scallions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
Fresh ground pepper to taste
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Dissolve the yeast and honey in the warm water. Allow it to froth for about 10-15 minutes.
Meanwhile, whisk the flours together with the salt. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the yeast mixture, the olive oil, and the water. Using a dough hook combine the ingredients until a soft dough is formed. Dough might be a little sticky to the touch.
Lightly dust counter and your hands with flour. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes. Place dough into a greased bowl. Cover with a towel and let rise until doubled, about an hour.
Combine garlic, scallions, chives, rosemary, and about 5 or 6 turns of freshly ground black pepper in a small bowl.
Punch the risen dough down and add in herb mixture. Knead all the ingredients together well. Cover and allow to rise again until doubled, about an hour.
Preheat your oven to 400 F. Punch down dough and press into a rectangle, about 14″ x 6″. Roll the rectangle up and pinch the seam together. Place loaf onto insulated baking sheet, seam side down. Use a sharp knife to cut several 1/4″ deep slits diagonally into loaf. Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes (mine was 43).
Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.
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Bread making is always an adventure. With the weather, you never quite know how it will turn out. Yours looks perfect and delicious and the rosemary calls my name. You are inspiring me to try it. Yum.
YUM!! Looks great. I love flavored loafs of bread where you can actually see the ingredients.
Your bread looks wonderful. Love the flavors!
Right, I'm inspied. Haven't made bread in a while and you've used my favourite flavours! Greal looking moorish loaf Amanda!
Yummy!! Love this Amanda, your pictures are fabulous! What a great recipe for SRC!!
I love homemade, rustic-looking bread like this. Beautiful job! Love the combo of herbs that you've chosen. Rosemary is one of my absolute favs.
Thank you for all of the endless hours you've put into making this club such a success! I love the smaller groups.
I love the substitutions you made here. I bet it was terrific with the rosemary and olive oil. I cant wait for the cooler days of Fall and Winter to turn on my oven. Great pick Amanda! :)
This looks like a great loaf of bread! I have some sour dough sitting in the fridge that I'm dying to use!
I love fresh baked bread and the fresh herbs added to this one sound perfect! I'm sure it wouldn't last long in our house!
Yum. Woke up to find so many recipes that look delicious on the SRC post today!
Looks wonderful, bread is one of those scary for me things to bake so I'm always impressed by those who bake beautiful breads.
Lisa~~
Cook Lisa Cook
This sounds too good! I love your substitution of chives and rosemary. They're just a perfect combination! Another SRC well done Amanda =)
Absolutely wonderful bread! Yum!
Looks like a great loaf of bread–you done it good. ;) Thanks for all the club love.
Now, that is one nummy-looking bread, Amanda! I'm wondering how a little rye flour would work in this…
Just love the sound of that herb combination…I have both available, right now, in my garden and my breadmaker needs a workout!
This bread looks packed with flavor. Such a nice crust with a soft center. Yum!
The bread sounds awesome. I'm still afraid of yeast, don't know when I'm going to turn that around :(
Yum, this looks terrific! Very tasty entry for this month. :)
Amanda your bread look amazing, gloria
That's a fantastic bread baking tip… and another good use for a kitchen thermometer.
Looks like a wonderful treat for my gluten-eating friends. :) Your photos are fabulous, too!
Nothing is a mystery about me, you have all the points though :) I love the substitutions, makes the recipe all the more adaptable.
This sounds like a great bread to keep in mind to pair with soups in the fall. Great additions. Yum!
P.S. Thanks for all the work you do for SCR!
Mmm, you make me want to try this bread.
Amanda, this bread sounds awesome. Love all those seasonings :)
Looks beautiful. I love rosemary bread with all my heart.
Amy @ A Little Nosh
I love homemade bread. This recipe looks delicious!
I love the changes you made–it sounds delicious!
I love the idea of using olive oil as the fat and adding the delicious herbs. Yummy!
Looks great, I haven't baked bread in a while, may be time to get back at it!
Hey Amanda,
Thats am amazing recipe you have here!I'm hosting an event at my space that has everything to do with Bread!Would love to have you drop in sometime for a peek:)
Cheers,
Wit,wok&wisdom
Yum!!! This bread looks great Amanda!
I don't bake bread very often in the summer either, but since it's coming to an end, I'm looking forward to lighting the oven on a more daily basis to bake some bread. This looks like a good place to start! Love the combo of scallions, chive, garlic aand rosemary! My mouth watered a little when I typed that lol
Looks delicious, Amanda! I love baking bread, especially once the weather turns cooler, so I'll be filing this one away for the fall!
I am always in the market for a new bread to make and this one looks smashing. This is fun. Meet all kinds of new people and new recipes.
Mmmmmm… I bet any leftovers would make wonderful croutons.
:)
ButterYum
I'm a bread person too! This looks like something I would want to fix! Thanks for sharing today :)
Hey Amanda , hiiiii!
First of all , thanxx for beginging this wonderful world of SRC , its so muc fun and more!
Hah, i love u got down to catchn up with ur bread baking , and this sure is a wonderful bread to begin with.
All the spices and herbs in there , make it even better.
Sunshine day !