Homemade Bread Dough Basket Recipe
This is an easy and inexpensive gift for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 200 grams Bread Flour
- 4 grams Yeast
- 20 grams Sugar
- ½ teaspoons Salt To Taste
- 100 milliliters Water
- 1 whole Beaten Egg, Divided
- 20 grams Butter, Melted
Directions
- In a mixing bowl combine flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Mix 1 minute. Next add water and half of the beaten egg. Mix. Add butter and combine. Knead by hand until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
- Cover the dough and let rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes. After that, punch the dough down and make a round ball and allow to rise for 10 minutes longer.
- Now take the ball and roll out with a rolling pin until you get a large square 11 x 11 inch and 1/8 thick.
- Cut the dough into strips â 1/2 inch width.
- Weave your lattice design on a piece of oiled parchment paper.
- Lightly grease the top of the 7 inch diameter metal bowl (use butter or cooking spray). Now transfer the paper with the latticed dough into the metal bowl. Trim any excess dough.
- Place the remaining 1/2 inch width long strips around the edge (rim) of the dough basket.
- Now place bowl on a greased baking tray and allow to rise for 35 minutes. Brush the remaining beaten egg over the basket.
- Bake at 200C for 20 minutes. Check after 15 minutes â if basket is browning too quickly cover with foil.
- When basket is completely golden brown remove from oven. After cooled, remove bread basket from the bowl.
- Serve with butter or jam.
- Enjoy.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 145g | |
| Recipe makes 2 servings | |
| Calories 509 | |
| Calories from Fat 106 | 21% |
| Total Fat 12.05g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat 6.07g | 24% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 115mg | 38% |
| Sodium 673mg | 28% |
| Potassium 172mg | 5% |
| Total Carbs 83.47g | 22% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.8g | 9% |
| Sugars 10.48g | 7% |
| Protein 15.6g | 25% |
