Tomato bread
The tomato bread is so tasty, moist and spicy. It's perfect with a spread or with soup and a vegetable dish.
Prep Time 3 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 55 minutes mins
Total Time 4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
- 750 g whole spelt flour
- 8 g salt
- 9 g dry yeast
- 2 tsp sweet paprika powder
- 3 tsp italian herbs
- 2 tsp oregano
- 550 ml lukewarm water
- 50 g semi-dried tomatoes
- 50 g whole spelt flour extra to work in
Mix the flour with the dry yeast. Add the salt, paprika powder and herbs.
Add water and knead the dough.
Cut the semi-dried tomatoes into small pieces and knead into the dough.
Cover and leave to rise at room temperature for 1 hour.
Then slide onto a floured surface.
Dust the dough with flour, knead it, stretch it twice, roll it up and then round it with flour.
Line a round cake tin with baking paper. Pour in the dough. Cover and leave to rise again at room temperature for approx. 2 hours.
In the meantime, preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius top/bottom heat.
Place the baking tin with the dough in the oven. Bake uncovered at 220 degrees for 10 minutes.
Then reduce the temperature to 200 degrees and bake for a further 20 minutes.
Reduce the temperature to 190 degrees, cover the bread with another sheet of baking paper and finish baking. The total baking time is 55 minutes.
Keyword dry yeast, herbs, Oregano, semi-dried tomatoes, Whole spelt flour