Habanero lime honey bread

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupWater
2tablespoonsFresh lime juice
1tablespoonOlive oil
teaspoonPlain salt
2tablespoonsHoney
1tablespoonSugar
2Habaneros; finely minced
1tablespoonMilk powder
Lactase drops; if needed
1Lime; zest of, finely shredded
2cupsBread flour**
teaspoonBread yeast
½cupWater; plus
3tablespoonsWater
3tablespoonsFresh lime juice
tablespoonOlive oil
1teaspoonSalt
3tablespoonsHoney
tablespoonSugar
3Habaneros; finely minced
tablespoonMilk powder
Lactase drops; if needed
Limes; zests of, finely shredded
3cupsBread flour**
2teaspoonsYeast (scant)
1cupWater
¼cupLime juice
2tablespoonsOlive oil
teaspoonSalt
¼cupHoney
2tablespoonsSugar
4Habaneros; finely minced
2tablespoonsMilk powder
Lactase drops; if needed
2Limes; zest of, finely shredded
4cupsBread flour**
teaspoonYeast

Directions

FOR 1-LB LOAF

FOR 1-½ LB LOAF

FOR 2-LB LOAF

Settings: rapid, medium crust. If desired, add a few drops of green food color. The 1lb "proof of concept" loaf worked out very well.

** 1C all-purpose flour + 1t vital gluten + 1/2t diastatic malt powder == 1C bread flour. King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour is good for WW, milder in taste and has enough gluten to work well as a bread flour straight. This recipe uses this 50-50 with the above all-purpose mixture.

*fresh is preferred, but dried habaneros finely crushed with a cleaver should work well. You can use as many as you want, the original idea was this not to be overwhelmingly hot. If using dried habaneros, add about 2T more lime juice and if dough is still too dry, add more if you have it, or add water by teaspoonful until it's just right but no more. I think it ended up being about 1-1/2T+ once they were crushed (sandwich bag, crush carefully with honey jar).

This was a big hit at the September Hotluck at Jim McGrath's 9/28/97.

Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V4 #157 by babs@... (Babs Woods) on Oct 12, 1997