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Miso Caramelised Garlic Bread

Tammi Kwok

Ingredients
  

For the bread*

  • 2 cups strong flour + 2 tbsp 350g
  • 1.5 tsp dried yeast
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1.5 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 200 ml warm water
  • Extra flour for dusting

For the garlic

  • 20 cloves peeled garlic
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1/2 cup rice vinegar
  • 3 heaped tbsp miso

Instructions
 

For the bread

  • In a bowl of a food processor or standing mixer, add two cups strong flour, salt, honey, oil and yeast.
  • With the motor running, stream in the warm water till the mixture becomes a wet dough. You might not need all the water. It should cling to the spindle of your food processor or kneading attachment.
  • Knead for 30 sec.
  • If using a food processor, start pulsing. If using a standing mixer, start mixing on low.
  • Pulsing, add flour into the bowl, 1 tbsp at a time, until the mixture just balls together and comes off the side of the mixing bowl.
  • Lightly oil your hands and countertop, and lightly knead with your hands to make sure the dough is smooth and elastic.
  • Lightly oil a large mixing bowl, and place dough into it. Cover with a damp tea towel or cling film and leave in a warm place to prove till doubled in size.
  • Meanwhile, make the caramelised garlic.

For the garlic

  • Place the sugar, water, and garlic into a small sauce pan.
  • Cook over high heat till lightly golden and caramelised.
  • Add in the rice vinegar to stop the cooking process, stir in the miso.
  • Let cool slightly before using**

To assemble and bake

  • Heat the oven to 210C.
  • Stretch out the dough into a flat, wide rectangle.
  • Spread the garlic mixture all over the top, leaving 2cm gap all around.
  • Roll the dough back into a loaf.
  • Pinch to seal the seams.
  • Place onto a lightly floured baking tray (or you can use baking paper to line it if you want), and place loaf onto the centre.
  • Cover with a damp tea towel and leave to prove till doubled in size again.
  • If you want, lightly flour the top of the loaf and make very shallow cuts into the dough, to help it expand during baking.
  • Place into oven and bake till dark golden brown, about 20 minutes. Depending on how evenly your oven heats, you might need to turn it once during baking.
  • Leave to cool for 15 minutes before cutting.

Notes

*If you have a preferred white bread recipe, feel free to use that!
**Caramel is very VERY hot. Be careful when handling it!