Ali Baba bread


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!
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Last modified on: December 10th 2017

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For 12 loaves, you will need:

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43 min.3 hours40 min.4 hours 23 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 15 min.
Ali Baba bread
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet and spread 300 g sesame seeds out on this.

Toast in the oven for 15 minutes.

Stage 2 - 1 min.
Ali Baba bread
Take the sesame seeds out of the oven and tip them into 300 g water.

Mix quickly and leave to cool.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Ali Baba bread
Put into a mixer bowl in the following order: 300 g leaven, 960 g water, 90 g sesame oil, 120 g tahini (sesame paste), 1 kg 500 g plain white flour (French Type 65), 15 g yeast and 27 g salt.

Stage 4 - 15 min.
Ali Baba bread
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.
Ali Baba bread
2 minutes before the end of the kneading time, add the sesame seeds with their soaking water.

Stage 6 - 1 hour
Ali Baba bread
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.
Ali Baba bread
After resting, knock back and work the dough: stretch it up with a dough-cutter as far as possible...

Stage 8 - 1 hour
Ali Baba bread
...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.
Ali Baba bread
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.
Ali Baba bread
After this, fold each ball lengthways in 3 to form a long roll.

Stage 11 - 2 min.
Ali Baba bread
Lay the loaves in a baguette tin or mould or, if you don't have one, on a baking sheet.

Stage 12 - 1 hour
Ali Baba bread
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.
Ali Baba bread
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
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
9,578 Kcal or 40,101 Kj269 gr1,299 gr409 gr
479 %103 %123 %62 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
260 Kcal or 1,089 Kj7 gr35 gr11 gr
13 %3 %3 %2 %
Per loave
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
798 Kcal or 3,341 Kj22 gr108 gr34 gr
40 %9 %10 %5 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Sesame, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 12 loaves : 8.13 €
  • Per loave : 0.68 €

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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Plain white flour (French Type 65)Plain white flour (French Type 65): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ocean bread, Jura bread, Leavened bread, French baguettes, Roscoff loaf, ... All
LeavenLeaven: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Jura bread, New leavened bread, French baguettes, Leavened bread, Sandwich bread, ... All
Sesame seedsSesame seeds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, Feta and spinach brik pie, Sesame cookies, Sesame fried scampi, "Psychedelic" sandwich bread, ... All
WaterWater: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Toffee apple upside-down cake, How to fry eggs well, Turnip top soup, Minted Melon, Praline, ... All
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