Bread on kefir. Cooking in the oven, bread machine and without yeast

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-02 16:12

More and more housewives prefer to bake their own homemade bread. And this is quite understandable. Firstly, it is much tastier and more aromatic than store-bought. Secondly, it does not contain any preservatives, flour improvers and other "harmful" additives. Moreover, one of the most popular among home bakers is kefir bread. It turns out with a white fluffy crumb and a crispy crust. This is almost the perfect homemade bread.

Oven bread recipe

Of course, homemade bread on kefir, in the oven to cook, will take the hostess a lot of time to cook, will require some skills in working with yeast dough and, most importantly, a good mood. Only in this case it will definitely be tasty, with a fluffy crumb and a thin crust. According to this recipe, the bread is universal. You can eat it just like that with tea, spread it with jam or make a sandwich with sausage. Perfect for a large family with different tastes.

So, you will need:

• 4-6 cups whole wheat bread flour;
• 15 grams dry yeast or 50 grams fresh;
• tablespoon warmwater;
• 1³/₄ or _{2 cups of kefir;}
• tablespoon of honey;
• a teaspoon of s alt;
• beaten egg with a teaspoon of water for brushing;
• sesame seeds, poppy seeds or oatmeal for decoration.

Cooking process

Mix 4 cups of flour (the rest can be added later if needed) with s alt. Set aside. In a small bowl, mix the yeast with water and leave until a characteristic cap appears. This may take 10 to 15 minutes. This is necessary to activate the yeast. This is one of the reasons why kefir bread turns out fluffy.

Add kefir to the dough, and then honey. It can be replaced with a tablespoon of brown sugar. Mix everything well. Then add flour to them, but not all at once. Add one glass at a time until you get the desired dough consistency. It should hold its shape, not stick to your hands and be soft and pliable. If it turns out too dry, you can add a little kefir. When kneading, it is convenient to use a combine, this will greatly simplify the whole procedure.

Cover the bowl with a plastic bag and seal. This is another secret why kefir bread turns out with a fluffy crumb. Leave in a warm place until the mass doubles in size. On average, it takes 1.5-2 hours. Then divide the dough into small balls with a diameter of 5-7 cm. Put in a mold, oiled and covered with parchment. Cover again with a bag and leave for 45-60 minutes to rise.

Warm upoven to 225 degrees. Brush bread with egg mixed with water. Sprinkle seeds or flakes on top. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the top is browned. Let it cool down a bit and you can try. This bread on kefir can be eaten by breaking off buns, or can be cut into pieces. In general, as your heart desires.

Recipe without yeast

However, not everyone succeeds in yeast baking, and it takes a very long time to fiddle with it. But you still want homemade bread. Kefir is convenient in savory pastries because it rises well on its own. Therefore, you can make bread on kefir without yeast by adding soda or baking powder.

For him you need to take:

• 2 cups wheat flour;
• 1 cup of oatmeal;
• 1/3 cup brown sugar;
• a teaspoon of soda;
• half a teaspoon of baking powder;
• a teaspoon of s alt;
• 50 grams of butter from the fridge;
• one and a quarter cup of yogurt;
• nuts and dried fruits to taste.

Note that this recipe uses a 235 ml cup as a measure. It is slightly larger than a regular faceted glass.

Cooking order

Take a deep bowl, pour out all the dry ingredients, excluding nuts and dried fruits. Mix everything well and add cold butter. Using a knife, chop everything into crumbs (you can use a food processor, but you need to stir quickly). Then add chopped nuts and dried fruits to taste. It can be walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, raisins,dried apricots and so on. Pour kefir into this mass and mix well with a fork. Turn the dough out onto a floured board.

Next, bread on kefir without yeast must be kneaded until the lumps disappear and the mass is homogeneous. Shape into a round loaf, put on a baking sheet and sprinkle 1 teaspoon of flour on top through a sieve. Make a cross cut and bake at 180 degrees until a firm crust appears on top. Cool it on a wire rack so that the crumb does not get damp. It turns out that delicious crispy bread can be made without adding yeast.

Bread machine recipe

With the appearance of such an assistant as a bread maker in the kitchen, baking homemade bread and buns is becoming commonplace. After all, she herself will knead, make proofing and bake. It is important here that the kefir bread recipe be adapted specifically for her. Violating the proportions even a little, you can get something completely different from what was expected.

So, you need to take:

• 260 ml kefir;
• 50 grams of odorless olive or sunflower oil;
• 1, 5 tablespoons honey;
• 2 teaspoons of s alt;
• 450 grams of wheat flour;
• 1, 5 teaspoon yeast.

How to cook?

According to the instructions for the bread machine, the ingredients are added as follows: first all liquids, then dry ones, and you need to finish with flour. Yeast is added last. They should not come into contact with s alt and liquid before kneading. This is necessary so that the future bread in the kefir bread machine rises welland did not fall. Some models are supposed to back-load products, that is, first yeast, then flour and everything else.

Now you need to select a mode. Suitable for any kind of white bread. Most often it is called that, less often "Basic", "Wheat bread". In total, cooking will take from 2.5 to 3.5 hours. (depending on the brand). However, in any case, bread in a kefir bread machine will be cooked by itself, without the participation of the hostess.