Walnut & red-onion bread rounds with toaste
20 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| -----belle bestor----- ---bread----- | ||
| 1 | pack | Dry yeast |
| 1 | cup | Warm milk |
| ⅓ | cup | Warm water; 105 to 115f |
| 1 | cup | Walnuts; coarsely chopped |
| 3½ | cup | To 4 cups unbleach flour |
| ¾ | cup | Red onion; finely chopped |
| ½ | cup | Whole wheat flour |
| ½ | cup | Butter; softened |
| 1 | tablespoon | Salt |
| 2 | tablespoons | Cornmeal ---topping----- |
| ½ | pounds | Gruyere cheese; coarse grate |
| Salt and cayenne pepper | ||
| ¼ | cup | Whipping cream |
Directions
1. Combine yeast and water and proof 5 minutes. Add 1¾ cups of unbleached flour a, the whole wheat flour, salt, and milk. Beat about 2 minutes. Add walnuts, onion, and butter; mix thoroughly. Beat in remaining flour ½ cup at a time to make a stiff dough. When becomes too stiff to stir, turn out onto lightly floured surface. Knead gently until is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes, incorporationg more flour as necessary to keep dough from sticking. Transfer to a buttered bowl, turn to coat, cover with a towel, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. 2. 425 oven. Punch dough down and knead gently 3 to 4 minutes. Shape into a long loaf and put an a baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal. Let rise, uncovered 15 minutes. 3. Place a pan of hot water on the oven floor or on a lower rack. Slash top of dough with scissors in three places and bake 30 minutes. Remove pan of water, reduce heat to 300 F, and bake until bread is well browned and sound hollow when tapped of the bottom, about 30 more minutes. Cool on a rack. Slice intorounds ¼" thick. 4. To assemble for hors d'oeuvres: Preheat oven to 375.
Combine cheese, cream and salt and cayenne to tast. Divide mix among bread rounds, arrange rounds on a baking sheet, and bake until bubbly, about 10 to 12 minutes. Serve immediately.
Califonia Culinary Academy