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Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Koulouri - Cypriot Village Bread




Pinch of mastika
Pinch of mechlebe
500 g strong white flour plus extra dusting
1 ½ tsp salt
20 g yeast
50 ml olive oil
300 ml water
100 g sesame seeds
1 tbsp black cumin seeds
1 tbsp caraway seeds

Grind the mastike and mechlebe with a pestle and mortar to a smooth powder.  Put the flour, salt, yeast, olive oil and water in a large bowl and blend together.  Add the mastika and mechlebe powder and knead for 5 minutes, then leave the dough in the bowl to rest for 1 hour.

Tip the seeds into a large bowl and pour a little warm water on them just to dampen them.  This will also balloon the sesame and release their juice.

Line a baking tray.  Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape into a ball.  Drop the dough into the dampened seeds and turn until covered in the seeds, then place the dough on the baking tray and leave to rise for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 220c/ gas 7.   Using a knife, make a cut around the middle of the ball and two on top.  Bake in the oven for 30 minutes until golden brown, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

100 GREAT BREAD  PAUL HOLLYWOOD

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