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Ali Baba bread

This bread is so-called because its magical sesame flavour is non-negotiable! The triple dose comes from tahini (sesame paste), sesame oil added to the dough before kneading, and toasted sesame seeds both in the dough and on top of the loaves.

The texture is soft, rather like ciabatta, but with a very distinctive taste - so "open sesame" and enjoy!

47 K 5/5 (1 reviews)

4 hours 25 min. difficulté

Easy

£2.30

4 loaves

11 Ingredients

Last modified on: December 10^th 2017

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For 4 loaves, you will need:

1 100 g sesame seeds
2 100 g water
3 100 g leaven
4 320 g water
5 30 g sesame oil
6 40 g tahini (sesame paste)
7 500 g plain white flour (French Type 65)
8 5 g yeast
9 9 g salt
10 10 g sesame seeds
11 1 tablespoon oil
Total weight: 1,230 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 45 min.

Resting: 3 hours

Cooking: 40 min.

All in all: 4 hours 25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet and spread 100 g sesame seeds out on this.

Toast in the oven for 15 minutes.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Take the sesame seeds out of the oven and tip them into 100 g water.

Mix quickly and leave to cool.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Put into a mixer bowl in the following order: 100 g leaven, 320 g water, 30 g sesame oil, 40 g tahini (sesame paste), 500 g plain white flour (French Type 65), 5 g yeast and 9 g salt.

Stage 4 - 15 min.

Knead on slow spead for 15 mintes.

Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home..

Stage 5 - 2 min.

2 minutes before the end of the kneading time, add the sesame seeds with their soaking water.

Stage 6 - 1 hour

Gather the dough into a rough ball and transfer to a large clean bowl, then cover with a plastic sheet.

Leave to rest for 1 hour.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

After resting, knock back and work the dough: stretch it up with a dough-cutter as far as possible...

Stage 8 - 1 hour

...and fold it over.

Do this once or twice, then cover again with the plastic and leave to rest for another hour.

Stage 9 - 8 min.

After resting, weigh out the dough into lumps of about 350 g and shape these into oval balls.

Cover with the plastic sheet and leave to rest for 20 minutes.

Stage 10 - 8 min.

After this, fold each ball lengthways in 3 to form a long roll.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

Lay the loaves in a baguette tin or mould or, if you don't have one, on a baking sheet.

Stage 12 - 1 hour

Brush the tops of the loaves with a little water or oil and scatter some raw sesame seeds over them. Press these in slightly to help them stick.

Stage 13 - 25 min.

Preheat the oven to 460°F (240°C ) and bake for 20 to 30 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..

Remarks

This bread is delicious enough on its own, but it si simply heavenly with houmous, especially if sliced thin and toasted.

Keeping: A few days in a coth bag.

Source: Home made, but based on a recipe by Eric Kayser.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	100 RDI=40 %	530 RDI=50 %	140 RDI=20 %	3,310 RDI=170 %	13,880 RDI: 170 %
Per 100 g	8 RDI=3 %	40 RDI=4 %	10 RDI=2 %	270 RDI=10 %	1,130 RDI: 10 %
Per loave	20 RDI=10 %	130 RDI=10 %	30 RDI=5 %	830 RDI=40 %	3,470 RDI: 40 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sesame, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 4 loaves : £2.30
Per loave : £0.60

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