• Spanish country bread
  • Spanish country bread

    • KronJäst
    • 1–2 loaves of bread
    • 30 min
    • 2 hours

    Spanish country bread is a delicious bread that can be served—either torn into pieces or sliced—with the spicy dishes typical of Spanish cuisine. Or you can cut it into small pieces to use as a base for delicious Spanish tapas.

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    Here's how:

    • 1

      Mix the water, sourdough, yeast, and oil.

    • 2

      Stir in the dry ingredients.

    • 3

      Knead the dough vigorously in a mixer for about 6 minutes, or by hand for about 12 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 15 minutes.

    • 4

      Shape the dough into one large loaf or divide it into two smaller loaves.

    • 5

      Let the bread rise, covered with a kitchen towel, for about 45 minutes.

    • 6

      Preheat the oven to 240 °C and place a baking dish filled with water on the bottom rack of the oven.

    • 7

      Use a knife to score a checkerboard pattern into the bread just before placing it in the oven.

    • 8

      Preheat the oven to 200 °C and bake for about 45 minutes. Leave the pan of water in the oven while baking.


    Tip!
    If you need a little help getting started or want to learn more, feel free to check out our Baking School. Good luck with your baking!

    Ingredients

    • 25 g (1/2 packet) KronJäst for Bread, fresh
    • 150 g (1 bag) KronJäst Rye Sourdough
    • 500 g (5 dl) water, lukewarm 
    • 26 g (2 tbsp) olive oil
    • 420 g (about 7 dl) all-purpose flour
    • 180 g (about 3 dl) graham flour
    • 120 g (about 2 dl) durum wheat flour
    • 12 g (2 tsp) salt

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