Roasted Garlic and Sun-Dried Tomato Loaf
photo by Queen Dana
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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1 loaf
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 head garlic
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 1⁄4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup multi-grain flour or 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 cups white bread flour
directions
- Slice top off head of garlic; place garlic on foil and drizzle with 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the olive oil. Wrap and bake in 375°F (190°C) oven for 45 to 60 minutes or until garlic is softened. Let cool. Squeeze out pulp into small bowl; mash and set aside.
- In large bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water; sprinkle in yeast and let stand for 10 minutes or until frothy. Stir in remaining oil, tomatoes, salt and mashed garlic. Stir in multigrain flour and 1-3/4 cups (425 mL) of the white bread flour to make sticky dough.
- Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface; knead for 8 minutes or until smooth and elastic, adding as much of the remaining flour as necessary. Place in greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise in warm place for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until doubled in bulk.
- Punch down dough; turn out onto lightly floured surface. Pat into 11-inch (28 cm) circle. Roll up into cylinder with tapered ends. Pinch along bottom to smooth and seal. Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Cover and let rise for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until doubled in bulk.
- With sharp knife, cut 4 shallow slashes diagonally across top of loaf. Bake in centre of 375°F (190°C) oven for about 40 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped on bottom. Let cool on rack.
- Variation.
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Bread Machine Roasted Garlic and Sun-Dried Tomato Loaf (for dough only):
- Roast garlic as directed. Into pan of 1-1/2 to 2 lb (750 g to 1 kg) bread machine, place (in order) water, sugar, remaining oil, salt, roasted garlic, tomatoes, bread flour, multigrain flour and 1-1/4 tsp (6 mL) bread machine yeast. (Do not let yeast touch liquid.) Choose dough setting.
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Reviews
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This has really good flavor. I was doing some late night baking and fell asleep while these were the oven which made it a little dry. I'm sure the texture would have been find if I had pulled them from the oven when I should have. I ate slice of this with some boursin left over from another recipe... loved it. I made this for ZWT5.