Main Ingredients:
Instant Yeast: 6g; Sugar: 54g; Water: 155ml; Salt: 6g; Bread Flour: 240g; Cake Flour: 60g; Milk Powder: 12g.
Additional Ingredients:
Whole Egg: 30g; Unsalted Butter: 30g; Scallion: 1 stalk.
Seasoning:
Melted Butter: 3 tbsp; Black Pepper Powder: 1/2 tsp.
Flavor: Scallion; Technique: Baking; Time: Several hours; Difficulty: Advanced.
Detailed Cooking Steps for Countryside Black Pepper and Scallion Bread
Mix ingredients A in a bowl until well combined.
Sift ingredients B, create a flour wall on a cutting board, then pour in the mixed ingredients A.
Add ingredients C, mix in one direction with fingers to form a batter, then add ingredients D, knead into a dough, knead until it reaches the stage where a thin film can be pulled out, place the dough in a container, cover with plastic wrap, and let it ferment.
Until it doubles in size.
Remove the fermented dough, deflate, divide into 6 portions, shape into rounds twice, and let it rest for 5 minutes after each round.
Mix all filling ingredients evenly.
Roll out the rested dough, spread the scallion oil filling on top.
Roll up into an olive shape.
Cut the olive-shaped bread into 4 equal parts without separating them.
Twist the dough 360°, then connect the two ends.
Place the shaped dough in a baking pan, let it proof until 1.5 times its original size, brush the surface with egg wash, then bake. Baking: (oven temperature and time are for reference only, adjust according to your oven) Preheat the oven to 160°C for 15 minutes.
