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Sweet Red Pepper Loaves
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By:
Kathryn Williams
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Sweet Red Pepper Bread Loaves Recipe where chopped sweet red bell pepper, sauteed in olive oil, speckles these little loaves made with olive oil, yeast, sugar, bread flour and cornstarch in creating this tasty French bread recipe.
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INGREDIENTS
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 sweet red bell pepper, seeded
and finely chopped
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1 package active dry yeast
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1 1/3 cups warm (105° to 115° F)
water
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoons salt
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3 3/4 to 4 1/4 cups bread flour
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1 teaspoon cornstarch,
blended with 1/3 cup water
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Heat oil in a medium frying pan
over moderate heat. Add red pepper
and cook, stirring often, until
soft but not browned (about 5 minutes).
Remove from heat and let stand
for about 10 minutes to cool. Sprinkle yeast over 1/3 cup of the
water in large bowl of electric mixer.
Add sugar. Let stand until soft (about
5 minutes).
Stir in remaining 1 cup water, red
pepper mixture, and salt.
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2:
Add 2 1/4 cups of the flour. Mix to
blend; then beat at medium speed
until smooth and elastic (about 5
minutes). Stir in about 1 cup
more flour to make a soft dough. Turn dough out onto a board or
pastry cloth coated with some of the
remaining 1/2 to 1 cup flour.
Knead until dough is springy and
small bubbles form just under surface
(20 to 25 minutes), adding just
enough more flour to prevent dough
from being sticky.
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3:
Turn dough in a greased bowl.
Cover with plastic wrap and a towel;
let rise in a warm place until doubled
in bulk (about 1 hour).
Punch dough down; cover and let
rest for 10 minutes. Divide into two
equal portions. Shape each into
a round ball. Place on greased baking
sheets. Let rise until almost doubled
in bulk (30 to 45 minutes).
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4:
Preheat oven to 375° F. Bring
cornstarch mixture to a boil in a
small pan over medium-high
heat, stirring until thick and clear.
Brush each loaf with warm cornstarch
mixture. With a razor blade
cut a large X about 1/2 inch deep at
center of each loaf. Bake until loaves are brown and
sound hollow when tapped (30 to 35
minutes). Transfer to wire racks
to cool.
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