Spicy Fennel Bread
Description
This spicy fennel bread recipe is baked in a Dutch oven with pepper flakes, onion, garlic, and fennel seeds. It's an easy bread loaf bursting with flavor.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups water, at room temperature
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1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
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1 pinch white sugar
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons fennel seeds
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1 1/2 teaspoons salt
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1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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1/2 teaspoon minced onion
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1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
Directions
1
Combine water, yeast, and sugar in a measuring cup. Mix well. Let stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
2
Whisk flour, fennel seeds, salt, red pepper flakes, onion, and garlic together in a large bowl making sure any flour clumps are broken up. Slowly pour in yeast mixture; stir.
3
Knead dough by hand until well combined and an even consistency is reached. Transfer dough to an oiled bowl, turn to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; rest on the countertop, 10 to 14 hours.
4
Turn dough out onto the counter; knead once more. Let rise, 30 to 60 minutes.
5
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Sprinkle bottom of an oven-safe Dutch oven with flour, cover with the lid, place in the oven while preheating.
6
Remove Dutch oven from oven. Carefully place dough in the pot; cover with the lid.
7
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove the lid; continue to bake until golden, about 30 minutes more. Transfer to a rack to cool.