Easy Homemade Bread Pain De Campagne

Name: Easy Homemade Bread Pain De Campagne
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 grams Strong (Bread) Flour (or 150g bread flour + 50g cake flour); 140 ml ☆Water; 6 grams ☆Sugar; 3 grams ☆Salt; 2 grams Dry yeast

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I don't like my bread to be too hard, so I went through many trials to make my ideal bread. It's great for camping or for a small gift .

It's easy because there's no need to knead the dough. You'll be able to serve them in an hour if you can follow the steps smoothly. You could also use a strainer or a small bowl if you don't own a pan. Cover with aluminum foil after 12 to 15 minutes if it seems like it's going to burn. Yeast can be stored in the freezer. Recipe by mini

I don't like my bread to be too hard, so I went through many trials to make my ideal bread. It's great for camping or for a small gift .

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I don't like my bread to be too hard, so I went through many trials to make my ideal bread. It's great for camping or for a small gift .

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Ingredients

200 gramsStrong (Bread) Flour (or 150g bread flour + 50g cake flour)
140 ml☆Water
6 grams☆Sugar
3 grams☆Salt
2 gramsDry yeast

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Steps

1

Put all ☆ ingredients into a heatproof bowl. Microwave for 40 seconds at 500W until warm to the touch and whip. Add the yeast and soak well.
2

Sprinkle water evenly over the powdered ingredients. Using a spatula, mix in cutting motion. The dough will come together fairly easily.
3

Form it into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 30 seconds at 200W, or you can use the "low temperature" or "defrost" setting. Let it rest for 15 minutes in a warm room.
4

After the dough doubles in size, roll it out, then press it down lightly to remove any air bubbles (dust if it's too sticky).
5

Fold into thirds vertically, and then fold it into thirds horizontally.
6

Bring the four corners to the center. Do the same for the other side. Pinch to close the edges.
7

Dust the pan with flour using a tea strainer. Shape the dough and place in the pan with the closed ends facing up (I used a small strainer).
8

Microwave for 30 seconds at 200W. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise using the bread-rising setting of your oven (or cover with plastic wrap to sit in a warm place that's about 35℃). Let it rest for about 15 minutes.
9

Preheat oven to 250℃. Grease your knife and make a deep slit. This helps the bread to rise.
10

Spray water 10 times. Steam-bake for 10 minutes at 250℃, then 10 to 15 minutes at 200℃. Let cool and then it's done.
11

Here's a photo of the cross-section. So moist and chewy when it's freshly baked.