Spinach bread

Name: Spinach bread
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: For the bread; 2 cups flour; 1/4 cup margarine; 1 egg; 2 tbsp sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp active yeast; 1/4 cup milk; Water; 1 cup spinach chopped spinach; Sesame seeds for sprinkling on the bread; For the filling; 1 red bell pepper chopped; Onion chopped; 1/4 tsp curry; 1/2 cube Maggie; 1 tsp vegetable oil

Augie's Confectionery @Augiee01

Sokoto

#Bakeabread
I came across a spinach bread recipe while surfing the net looking for new recipes.So I decided to give it a try.The recipe was very easy to follow and the result was awesome.Adding spinach to bread made it more healthy.Substituting all purpose flour with wheat will be more healthier.

Augie's Confectionery @Augiee01

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Ingredients

45 mins

10 servings

For the bread
2 cupsflour
1/4 cupmargarine
1egg
2 tbspsugar
1/2 tspsalt
1 tspactive yeast
1/4 cupmilk
Water
1 cupspinach chopped spinach
Sesame seeds for sprinkling on the bread
For the filling
1red bell pepper chopped
Onion chopped
1/4 tspcurry
1/2 cubeMaggie
1 tspvegetable oil

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Steps

45 mins

1

Measure all ingredients In a bowl of a standing mixer fitted with dough hook.Gradually add water and beat for 5 minutes.
2

Transfer onto a floured surface and knead for 10 to 15 minutes untill it becomes soft and strechy just like in the second picture below.
3

Transfer the dough into a bowl,brush with oil,cover with a damp towel and allow to rise untill it doubles in size for 1 to 2 hours in a warm place.
4

Meanwhile heat a pan,add oil and stir fry spinach,bell pepper and onions,add curry,maggi and turn off the heat.
5

After rising, defliate the dough by gently pressing down with your hands to remove air bubbles.
6

Roll out into a rectangle shape using your pan as a guide or tape to measure the size of of your bread pan multiply by 3.
7

Spoon the filling on the flaten douģh and roll over from the longest side of the dough to form a log shape.Pinch the edges to seal the dough.
8

Transfer the roll into a greased bread pan with the seam placed down.Cover and allow to rise for 1 hour untill it doubles in size just like in picture 3 below.
9

After the second rise,brush the roll with egg wash.Sprinkle with sesame seed.
10

Pop your pan in a pre heated oven and bake for 30 minutes or depending on the temperature of your oven.The roll should have a hollow sound when gently hit with your finger when done.You can insert a skewer into the loaf,when it comes out clean,it shows the bread is done.
11

Bring out from the oven,allow to cool and slice