Friday, April 30, 2010


1/2 WHOLEMEAL NO KNEAD BREAD WITH TOMATO & BASIL SPREAD & PARMESAN CHEESE IN CENTRE
I decided to cook the other half of the basic wholemeal no knead bread.

I had a jar of tomato and basil spread and decided to try again a braid.  I can see I will have to keep on practicing this and take more care to get it even both in thickness the whole length and the side flaps.  I also sprinkled some parmesan cheese on the tomato spread before I wrapped it up.

Once it had rested for 90 minutes I brushed it with Italian Salad Dressing and sprinkled it with sesame seeds.

I am cooking it for 30 minutes at the prescribed heat but think I will have to reduce the heat after 10 or so minutes as I have seen suggested elsewhere.  Its not quite as dark as it photographed and is still quite edible.





Today was exciting as a replica of the Endeavour sailed by Ltn James Cook sailed in and weighed anchor as part of the Kurnell Festival to celebrate this historic event.


9 comments:

  1. your bread looks amazing wish i could have some now with the shrimp

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  2. That stuffed bread looks fantastic! What a great idea to swirl the tomato basil spread in it.

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  3. Your loaf of bread is gorgeous! Love the idea of brushing on some Italian Dressing and I can't wait to try it!

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  4. Those open face sandwiches look great - very nice!

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  5. Bread baking AND a replica of an old sailing ship! I love the idea of the stuffing and the Italian dressing...I'm stealing that one! You are living the good life! Great post!

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  6. Good on you Ezzie - thats whats so great about us all sharing I got it from someone else for a different kind of roll but it works well.

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  7. Yummy! Those sandwiches look great and so does the bread.

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  8. That tomato basil swirl was beautiful.

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  9. I'm with Ezzie.. I'm totally stealing that dressing idea! LOL It sounds (and looks!) delicious. Thanks for sharing that one. :)

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