January 28, 2014

Rainbow Bread


Ingredients:
2 cup warm water
2/3 cup granulate sugar
1-1/2 tbsp instant yeast (1 packet=11g)
1-1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 cup bread flour
6 colors: Violet/Blue/Green/Yellow/Orange/Red

Direction:
  1. In a large bowl of a stand mixer, dissolve the sugar in warm water & then stir in yeast.  Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam (abt 5mins).
  2. Add the oil, salt & flour into the foamed yeast, stir to combine using the dough hook.  Knead dough until it comes together & is smooth & elastic (abt 5mins).
  3. Divide dough into 6 equal parts, place each part in a small bowl & add several drops of food coloring.  Using gloves to prevent hands from getting dyed, begin to knead the food coloring into the dough until it is fully incorporated.  Repeat with remaining parts of dough, dying each a different color.  Cover bowls with a plastic wrap & let rise until double (abt 1-1/2 or 2 hours).
  4. Punch down dough.  Remove red dough & roll out on a lightly floured surface into a long log.  Roll out yellow dough into a rectangle & place the red dough on top of the yellow dough.  Cover the yellow dough around the red dough into a long log.  Repeat with green, blue & purple dough until you have a thick long.
  5. Place the rolled log loaf in a lightly greased 9"x5" loaf pan.  Cover with a tea towel or plastic wrap & let it rise until doubled (abt 1 hour).
  6. Preheat oven to 175 deg C, uncover dough & bake for 30 mins or until browned on top.
  7. Remove loaf from pan & cool completely on a cooling rack before slicing.

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