Spring Bread
Spring bread is flavoured with little pieces of preserved tomatoes, Parmesan and chive flowers (hence the name, as the flowers only appear for a brief period in spring).
Shaped into long loaves or thin sticks, slices of this bread make a delicious aperitif snack.
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Last modified on: October 24th 2017
For 5 loaves, you will need:
- 1
250 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan) - 2
250 g Preserved tomatoes - 3
chives - 4
pepper - 5
1 kg bread dough - Total weight: 1,500 grams
How long does it take?
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 32 min. | 1 hour 50 min. | 40 min. | 4 hours 2 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
4 min.
Prepare the flavouring mixture
Cut 250 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan) into small dice and put in a bowl.
Stage 2
4 min.
Drain 250 g Preserved tomatoes and cut into small pieces. Add to the bowl.Stage 3
We will only be using the chive flowers.Stage 4
Pull apart the flower heads directly over the bowl and discard the stalks, which are very tough.Stage 5
4 min.
Take off all the flowers like this.Stage 6
2 min.
Pour 2 or 3 tablespoonsful of the oil from the preserved tomatoes into the bowl, salt and pepper, then mix everything together.Note: if you cannot drain any oil off the preserved tomatoes, use herb olive oil or, if you have nothing else, plain olive oil.
Stage 7
1 min.
Flavour the dough
Put 1 kg bread dough into a food-processor bowl and tip the flavouring mixture in on top.
Stage 8
2 min.
Knead for 2 or 3 minutes, just until evenly mixed in.Stage 9
1 hour
Gather the dough into a ball and transfer to a large, clean bowl, covered with a plastic sheet.
Leave to rest for 1 hour.
Stage 10
8 min.
Stage 11
20 min.
Shape into balls, cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 20 minutes.Stage 12
7 min.
Stage 13
1 hour 30 min.
Lay the sticks in the moulds or tins.Cover with a sheet of plastic and leave to rest for 1 hour 30 minutes.
Stage 14
40 min.
Bake the loaves
Preheat the oven to 460°F (240°C).Slash the tops of the loaves and bake for about 40 minutes.
Note: As when baking any bread, you should ensure that the oven is filled with steam for the first 15 minutes of baking. This page shows you how; it really is the secret of golden-brown, crusty loaves..
Stage 15
Leave to cool before turning out.Remarks
You can add a few finely chopped chives in with the flowers.
For the bread dough, I suggest you use the french baguettes recipe.
You might also like to take a look at this page all about bread.
For the bread dough, I suggest you use the french baguettes recipe.
You might also like to take a look at this page all about bread.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
For 5 loaves : 7.33 €
Per loave : 1.47 €
Source: Home made.
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This recipe use (among others) | Bread dough: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks, Special Parmesan baguettes, Surprise bread, ... All |
| Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Meatballs, Curried prawn risotto, Caesar salad, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Tomato pesto, ... All |
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| Chives: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crispy cheese parcels, Scandinavian cocktail, Eggs in brioche nests, Herb salad, Warm haricot bean salad, ... All |
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