Tomato Bread

Tomato Bread

Hello Everyone!

Tomato Bread is a savoury bread which is made with whole wheat flour, tomatoes with a hint of kasuri methi / dried fenugreek leaves.

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 200 grms + 1 tablespoon

Jaggery syrup - 1 tablespoon

Tomatoes - 3 numbers (medium size)

Instant active dry yeast - 1/2 tsp

Kasuri methi / dried fenugreek leaves - 1 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1.5 tsp

Oil - 2 tablespoons

Butter - 2 tsp (brush on bread)

Water - 1/4 cup / as required.

Sesame seeds - 2 tsp (black & white)

Method:

# Add chopped tomatoes, red chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder in a mixer jar and make a puree.

# Mix whole wheat flour, jaggery syrup, 1 tablespoon oil, yeast mix well.

# Add tomato puree and make a dough. Sprinkle some warm water and knead. It will take 12 minutes to knead a soft, elastic dough. (stretch and pull method)

# Grease a bowl with oil place the tomato dough and apply oil. Let it proof for 45-1hr.

# Once dough doubles in size... Sprinkle some wheat flour on surface and remove the excess air from the dough. Knead for 2 minutes. 

# Roll it to rectangular shape and fold it to a log shape. Pinch the ends well.

# Grease the baking tin with oil. Place your dough and close. Let it rest for 2nd proofing. (20-25 minutes)

# Before it reaches the brim of the pan preheat your oven / microwave convection mode @ 180'c.

# Milk wash the dough and sprinkle sesame seeds.

# Bake @ 180'c for 30 minutes.

# Last 5 minutes take the bread from oven brush some butter bake @190'c.

#Brush some more butter once bread is out of the oven.

# After 5 minutes demould and allow it to cool on wire rack.

# Allow it to cool on room temperature for 2-3 hrs.

Use a serrated knife to slice your bread.

Please do try and provide your comments.

Thank U!