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LAGANA (Lenten bread)

Λαγάνα

Ingredients

  • 350 ml of lukewarm water
  • 10 g dried yeast
  • 10 g organic sugar
  • 2 tea cups organic wholewheat flour
  • 1 & 1/2 tea cups organic hard bread flour
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Combine yeast, sugar and lukewarm water in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, and mix to combine. Add the flour and a pinch of sea salt and mix for around 10 minutes or until a sticky dough forms.
  2. While the dough mixes, grease a baking tray and sprinkle with a little semolina. After the dough has finished mixing, remove from the bowl and place on the baking tray - rub a little oil over the dough. Set aside and allow to prove until it has doubled in size (around 25 minutes).
  3. Carefully stretch out the dough from underneath to fill the tray, taking care not to remove too much of the air. Preheat over 240C. Drizzle a little oil over the dough and allow to prove for another 10 minutes. Next, make some indents with your fingers in the dough, drizzle over a little more oil and then sprinkle over the sesame seeds.. Set aside to prove for another 10 minutes.
  4. Finally, bake for around 10-15 minutes until golden. The bottom of the bread should sound hollow when tapped. Allow to cool in the tray before serving.