Beetroot bread recipe

I always was quite intrigued by this pink bread. The Pâtisserie « Mourtarlier » in Lausanne center got a brie sandwich, pink ! A beetroot bread of course. Sandwich bars offer more and more these little special breads. I found them really funny and me too I wanted to try to bake these breads !

I already knew how to make bread. However I had no idea how to give it this great pink color and most of all how to maintain the color during baking process. My first two attemps were deplorable. I don’t even bother to speak about the first one. I think that I was not yet awake. Everything went well on my second try until baking. I lost the color…

One of my numerous qualities ( 🙂 ) being determination, (I could say obstinacy sometimes) here my third and successful attempt ! The bread was perfect. I brough it to my husband parents yesterday and … nothing left.

Beetroot bread recipe

une French girl cuisine

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Prep Time 2 hrs 10 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 2 hrs 40 mins

Course Bread

Cuisine French

Servings 1 bread

Ingredients

  

• 200 gr. of cooked red beetroot 7.1 oz., 0.45 lb
• 0.5 dl. of water 1.6 oz. or 1/5 cup
• 270 gr. of unbleached flour (2 cups or 9.7 oz 0.6 lb.
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of brown sugar
• 10 gr. of fresh baker’s yeast 0.35 oz.

Instructions

 

• If you use fresh beetroot: Wash beetroots. Cut the tops leaving 10 cm. Place in your autocooker without peeling with ½ teaspoon of salt. Cook during 30 minutes. Leave to cool.
• Mix beetroot with water in an eletric mixer to obtain a purée.
• Mix flour with salt. Add beetroot purée and fresh yeast. Mix with your hand until you get an homogeous dough. This is normal if the dough still is a bit sticky but not too much.
• Wrap in cling film leaving some space allowing the dough to raise. Let rest for 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Form bread and place on a baking tray covered with greaseproof paper.
• Brush water on top of bread and leave to rest for another 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
• Add an oven cup filled with water next to the bread and bake for 30 minutes. Leave to cool.

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