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Preparation
15 hours 30 minutes
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Processing
15 hours 30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
No need for complicated and labor-intensive kneading steps, you can still make crispy, soft, and delicious bread for the whole family. With simple instructions from TasteVN, you will surely succeed. Let’s get cooking right away with artisan bread!
Ingredients for Crispy Bread – Artisan bread Serves 3 people
All-purpose flour 125 gr Unsalted butter 10 gr Instant yeast 4 gr Unsweetened fresh milk 100 ml Condensed milk 20 gr Cooking oil 2 teaspoons Salt 1/2 teaspoon
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
What is all-purpose flour? Suggested places to buy
- All-purpose flour (or flour type 11) is a type of flour with a high protein content of about 11.5 – 12% and is commonly used for making chewy pastries like bread, pillow cakes, or pizza. The high protein content in the flour works well with yeast to create the chewiness of the finished product.
- You can easily find all-purpose flour at grocery stores, supermarkets, TasteVN stores, or purchase online at the website bachhoaxanh.com.
What is instant yeast? Suggested places to buy
- Instant yeast is a type of dry yeast with fine granules and light brown color. When using this type of yeast for baking, you do not need to activate it with warm water beforehand and can mix it directly with the flour.
- Instant yeast contains more gas than dry yeast, allowing the dough to rise 50% faster, reducing the fermentation time.
- You can buy this type of yeast at baking ingredient stores, large supermarkets, or on e-commerce websites.
Implementation tools
How to make Crispy Crust Bread – Artisan bread
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Mixing the bread dough
First, warm 100ml of unsweetened fresh milk until it reaches a temperature of about 40 degrees Celsius, then turn off the heat.
Next, add 4g of instant yeast to the milk bowl, stir well and let it sit for about 5 – 10 minutes for the yeast to bloom into a mass like crab bricks.
Note:
- For instant yeast, you can mix it directly with milk at room temperature. However, to ensure the yeast is still active, it is recommended to follow the steps above.
- However, the milk temperature to activate the yeast should only be between 32 – 40 degrees Celsius, as higher temperatures will kill the yeast or weaken its activity.
Then, add to a new bowl 125g of finely sifted flour, 20g of condensed milk, 2 teaspoons of cooking oil, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and the activated yeast mixture. Mix well until all ingredients bind together into a homogeneous mass.
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Proofing the bread dough
Take a damp cloth and cover the bowl of dough from step 1, then let it proof at room temperature for 2 hours until the dough doubles in size.
After 2 hours, wrap the bowl of dough with plastic wrap and continue to proof for another 12 hours in the refrigerator. After 12 hours, if the dough has risen well, with lots of bubbles and many roots as shown in the picture, it is ready.
Once the proofing is done, gently knead the dough to push all the bubbles out, then let the dough rest at room temperature for another hour.
Finally, shape the dough into a round ball, press it slightly flat with your hands, and spread 10g of butter evenly on top.
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Baking the bread
Preheat the air fryer to 200 degrees Celsius for 5 – 10 minutes.
Place the dough on a sheet of parchment paper or a plate, press the dough evenly into a round shape, then use your fingers to press all over the surface of the dough.
Next, bake the bread at 160 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes, then flip it over and continue baking for another 10 minutes.
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Finished product
The crispy crust bread after baking is fragrant with the smell of butter, with a crunchy outer layer and a chewy, airy inside that is extremely appealing.
When eating, you just need to dip it with a little condensed milk to be utterly delighted because it’s so delicious. Let’s go to the kitchen and show off your skills!
No need for complicated kneading or an oven, yet you can make your family a delicious, irresistible crispy bread – Artisan bread. Wishing you success in making it!
