no-knead bread

Pull-Apart No-knead Butter Rolls / Peciva s maslacem od tijesta koje se ne mijesi

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Guys, stop whatever you’re doing and go and make these rolls! They are absolutely perfect, delicious, flakey and puffy. They’re an awesome weekend breakfast treat, with some more butter and jam slabbed on top. The smell of those rolls baking is absolutely mouth-watering and irresistible. They’re good even on the next day and in my opinion taste even better when lightly toasted. So pull out your baking gear and get right to it!

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 6 rolls / 0.12 EUR per roll / 0.72 EUR for all)

For the dough:

2 cups all-purpose flour (0.13 EUR)

¼ tsp active dry yeast (0.03 EUR)

½ tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

1 tbsp sugar (0.01 EUR)

1 cup warm water (–)

3 tbsp butter, melted (0.40 EUR)

Additional:

Flour for dusting (0.01 EUR)

Butter for greasing the pan and brushing rolls (0.13 EUR)

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METHOD:

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, yeast, salt and sugar. Pour warm water and melted butter on top, then stir well until combined. Cover the bowl with cling foil and leave to rest in a warm room for about 4 hours.

After 4 hours grease a shallow round baking dish and set aside. Turn the dough out on well-floured work surface and divide into 6 parts. Shape each part into a ball and arrange the balls in a prepared baking dish. Cover with clean kitchen towel and allow to rest for additional 30 minutes. Set the oven to preheat to 220°C. Bake for about 25 minutes, until rolls are deep golden-brown.

Carefully transfer the rolls to a rack to cool and immediately brush them with a bit of melted butter. Serve the rolls warm or at room temperature.

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Ljudi, pustite sve čime se bavite i odmah krenite raditi ova peciva! Ona su apsolutno savršenstvo: ukusna, pahuljasta i pufasta. Super su poslastica za vikend doručak, premazana sa još maslaca i pekmeza. Miris koji se širi dok se peku je tako neodoljiv da vam poteku sline. Dobra su čak i sljedeći dan, a po meni još finija kada se malo prepeku. Tako da izvucite pribor za pečenje i bacite se na posao!

SASTOJCI:

(Za 6 peciva / 0,90 kn po pecivu / 5,41 kn za sve)

Za tijesto:

2 šalice glatkog brašna (1,00 kn)

¼ žličice suhog kvasca (0,25 kn)

½ žličice soli (0,01 kn)

1 žlica šećera (0,05 kn)

1 šalica tople vode (–)

3 žlice maslaca, rastopljenog (3,00 kn)

Dodatno:

Brašno za posipanje (0,10 kn)

Maslac za namastiti protvan i premazati peciva (1,00 kn)

PRIPREMA:

U velikoj posudi pomiješajte brašno, kvasac, sol i šećer. Prelijte preko svega toplu vodu i rastopljeni maslac, pa dobro promiješajte da se sve sjedini. Prekrijte posudu prijanjajućom folijom i ostavite da se tijesto diže u toploj prostoriji 4 sata.

Nakon 4 sata namastite plitku okruglu posudu za pečenje i stavite na stranu. Iskrenite tijesto na pobrašnjenu radnu plohu i podijelite u 6 jednakih dijelova. Svaki dio oblikujte u kuglicu i poslažite po pripremljenoj posudi. Pokrijte čistom krpom i ostavite da se diže još 30 minuta. Zagrijte pećnicu na 220°C i pecite u ugrijanoj pećnici 25 minuta, dok peciva ne dobiju lijepu zlatno-žutu boju.

Pažljivo preselite peciva na rešetku da se ohlade i odmah premažite sa još malo rastopljenog maslaca. Poslužite peciva topla ili na sobnoj temperaturi.

Pull-Apart No-knead Butter Rolls / Peciva s maslacem od tijesta koje se ne mijesi

Sweet No-Knead Bread / Slatki kruh koji se ne mijesi

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This bread is super simple to make and tastes pretty much like a cake. It’s perfect for breakfast or with your coffee. I like it the best a little warm and with a thin spread of butter. Yum!

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 1 loaf / 1.11 EUR)

For the dough:

3 ½ cups plain all-purpose flour (0.23 EUR)

4 tbsp sugar (0.03 EUR)

4 tbsp ground flax seed (0.13 EUR)

½ tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

¼ tsp active dry yeast (0.03 EUR)

½ cup raisins (0.40 EUR)

2 cups warm water (–)

2 tbsp butter, melted (0.27 EUR)

Additional:

Flour for sprinkling (0.01 EUR)

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METHOD:

In a big bowl mix together flour, sugar, flax seeds, salt, yeast and raisins. Pour warm water and butter over the mixture and stir until combined. Cover the bowl with a cling-foil and leave in a warm room for about 4 hours to ferment. The dough will become bubbly and increase in size.

Once the dough ferments, place heavy oven-safe pot with its lid (I used cast iron) in the oven and set it all to preheat to 220°C, as you’re going to bake the bread in the pot. You’ll need about 30-40 minutes to get it all nice and toasty, so prepare the dough in the meantime. Turn the dough over on a well-floured work surface and fold it over a few times using a bench scraper. Take a bowl similar in shape and size of the pot you’ll use for baking, line with parchment paper and gently transfer the dough inside for final proofing. Cover with clean kitchen towel and allow it to rest for 30-40 minutes, all while the oven preheats.

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Once ready to bake, carefully transfer the dough together with parchment into a preheated heavy pot, cover and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes remove the lid and finish baking uncovered for additional 10 minutes, so a nice crust can form. Transfer the bread on a rack to cool off completely before slicing into it.

My dough got super poofy, so a larger pot would definitely be useful and make the bread even bigger.

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Ovaj kruh je jako jednostavan za napraviti, a okusom je vrlo sličan kolaču. Savršen je za doručak ili uz šalicu kave. Meni je najdraži mrvicu ugrijan i tanko namazan maslacem. Mljac!

SASTOJCI:

(Za 1 štrucu / 8,31 kn)

Za tijesto:

3 ½ šalice glatkog brašna (1,75 kn)

4 žlice šećera (0,20 kn)

4 žlice mljevenih sjemenki lana (1,00 kn)

½ žličice soli (0,01 kn)

¼ žličice suhog kvasca (0,25 kn)

½ šalica grožđica (3,00 kn)

2 šalice tople vode (–)

2 žlice maslaca, rastopljenog (2,00 kn)

Dodatno:

Brašno za posipanje (0,10 kn)

PRIPREMA:

U velikoj zdjeli pomiješajte brašno, šećer, lan, sol, kvasac i grožđice. Prelijte preko svega toplu vodu i maslac, pa promiješajte da se sve sjedini. Pokrijte zdjelu prozirnom folijom i ostavite da fermentira oko 4 sata u toploj prostoriji. U tijestu će se napraviti mjehurići i ono će se napuhati.

Kada je tijesto isfermentiralo, stavite teški lonac sa poklopcem koji smije u pećnicu (ja sam uzela od lijevanog željeza), da se sve skupa zagrije na 220°C, pošto ćete u loncu peći kruh. Da se sve to dobro ugrije će vam trebati oko 30-40 minuta, pa u međuvremenu pripremite tijesto. Iskrenite tijesto na dobro pobrašnjenu radnu plohu pa ga strugalicom za tijesto presavinite nekoliko puta. Uzmite zdjelu koja je slične veličine i oblika onom loncu u kojem ćete peći kruh, obložite ju papirom za pečenje i u nju nježno preselite tijesto. Pokrijte sve čistom krpom i pustite da se tijesto još diže 30-40 minuta, sve dok se pećnica zagrijava.

Kada ste spremni za pečenje, pažljivo preselite tijesto skupa sa papirom za pečenje u zagrijani lonac i pecite poklopljeno 30 minuta. Nakon 30 minuta maknite poklopac i pecite otklopljeno još 10 minuta da se uhvati lijepa korica. Preselite kruh na rešetku i pustite da se skroz ohladi prije nego ga krenete rezati.

Meni se tijesto baš jako napuhalo, pa ne bi škodilo da sam za pečenje imala mrvicu veći lonac, pa bi mi kruh ispao još i veći.

Sweet No-Knead Bread / Slatki kruh koji se ne mijesi

No-Knead Mixed Corn Bread / Miješani kukuruzni kruh koji se ne mijesi

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If been meaning to try making a no-knead corn bread ever since I jumped on the whole no-knead wagon. I am very happy to report that this method works great and that bread is delicious. Of course, I had to dump in a handful of sunflower seeds too, but feel free to skip those if seeds aren’t your thing.

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 1 medium-sized loaf / 0.56 EUR)

For the dough:

1 ½ cup all-purpose flour (0.10 EUR)

1 ½ cup corn flour (0.17 EUR)

5 tbsp sunflower seeds (0.23 EUR)

¼ tsp active dry yeast (0.03 EUR)

1 tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

1 tbsp sugar (0.01 EUR)

1 ½ cup lukewarm water (–)

Additional:

Flour for sprinkling (0.01 EUR)

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METHOD:

In a large bowl, whisk together flours, sunflower seeds, yeast, salt and sugar. Pour water over the mixture, then stir with a spoon until everything is combined. Cover the bowl with a cling-foil and refrigerate overnight. The dough will become slightly bubbly and increase in size.

Once the dough ferments, place heavy oven-safe pot with its lid (I used cast iron) in the oven and set it all to preheat to 220°C, as you’re going to bake the bread in the pot. You’ll need about 30-40 minutes to get it all nice and toasty, so prepare the dough in the meantime. Turn the dough over on a well-floured work surface and fold it over a few times using a bench scraper. Take a bowl similar in shape and size to the pot you’ll use for baking, line with parchment paper and gently transfer the dough inside for final proofing. Cover with clean kitchen towel and allow it to rest for 30-40 minutes, all while the oven preheats.

Once ready to bake, carefully transfer the dough together with parchment into a preheated heavy pot, cover and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes remove the lid and finish baking uncovered for another 10 minutes, so a nice crust can form. Transfer the bread on a rack to cool off completely before slicing into it.

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Već neko vrijeme planiram napraviti i kukuruzni kruh koji se ne mijesi, a sa zadovoljstvom vam mogu reći da je eksperiment i više nego uspjeo, a hruh je jako fini. Naravno, morala sam ubaciti i pregršt suncokretovih sjemenki, ali vi ih slobodno izbacite ako vam tako više odgovara.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 1 srednju štrucu / 4,16 kn)

Za tijesto:

1 ½ šalica glatkog brašna (0,75 kn)

1 ½ šalica kukuruznog brašna (1,25 kn)

5 žlica suncokretovih sjemenki (1,75 kn)

¼ žličice suhog kvasca (0,25 kn)

1 žličica soli (0,01 kn)

1 žlica šećera (0,05 kn)

1 ½ šalica mlake vode (–)

Dodatno:

Brašno za posipanje (0,10 kn)

PRIPREMA:

U velikoj zdjeli pomiješajte brašna, suncokretove sjemenke, kvasac, sol i šećer. Prelijte preko svega mlaku vodu i dobro promiješajte da se sjedini. Pokrijte zdjelu prozirnom folijom i stavite u hladnjak preko noći. U tijestu će se napraviti mjehurići i ono će se napuhati.

Kada je tijesto isfermentiralo, stavite teški lonac sa poklopcem koji smije u pećnicu (ja sam uzela od lijevanog željeza), da se sve skupa zagrije na 220°C, pošto ćete u loncu peći kruh. Da se sve to dobro ugrije će vam trebati oko 30-40 minuta, pa u međuvremenu pripremite tijesto. Iskrenite tijesto na dobro pobrašnjenu radnu plohu pa ga strugalicom za tijesto presavinite nekoliko puta. Uzmite zdjelu koja je slične veličine i oblika onom loncu u kojem ćete peći kruh, obložite ju papirom za pečenje i u nju nježno preselite tijesto. Pokrijte sve čistom krpom i pustite da se tijesto još diže 30-40 minuta, sve dok se pećnica zagrijava.

Kada ste spremni za pečenje, pažljivo preselite tijesto skupa sa papirom za pečenje u zagrijani lonac i pecite poklopljeno 30 minuta. Nakon 30 minuta maknite poklopac i pecite otklopljeno još 10 minuta da se uhvati lijepa korica. Preselite kruh na rešetku i pustite da se skroz ohladi prije nego ga krenete rezati.

No-Knead Mixed Corn Bread / Miješani kukuruzni kruh koji se ne mijesi

No-Knead Rye Bread / Raženi kruh koji se ne mijesi

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Ever since reading Bukowski’s Ham on Rye, I’ve had this insatiable urge to bake a rye bread. I finally got up my butt and bought a bag of rye flour. With the still lasting no-knead bread mania, there was never a moment of doubt regarding which technique I am to use. Plus, it’s been two months since my last bread recipe on this blog, which is inexcusable.

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 1 medium loaf / 0.85 EUR)

2 cups rye flour (0.27 EUR)

1 cup whole-wheat flour (0.10 EUR)

¼ tsp active dry yeast (0.03 EUR)

1 tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

1 tbsp sugar (0.01 EUR)

3 tbsp ground flax seed (0.10 EUR)

3 tbsp pumpkin seeds (0.13 EUR)

3 tbsp sunflower seeds (0.20 EUR)

2 cups warm water (–)

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METHOD:

In a large bowl, whisk together flours, yeast, salt, sugar, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds. Pour warm water over the mixture and stir with a spoon until mostly uniform. Be warned that this dough will be very sticky and will appear to be quite uncooperative but don’t worry. Cover the bowl with cling foil and allow it to sit in a warm room for 4-5 hours to ferment. The dough will become slightly bubbly and increase in size.

Once the dough ferments, place heavy oven-safe pot with its lid (I used cast iron) in the oven and set it all to preheat to 220°C, as you’re going to bake the bread in the pot. You’ll need about 30-40 minutes to get it all nice and toasty, so prepare the dough in the meantime. Turn the dough over on a well-floured work surface and just form it into a rough ball with a bench scraper. The dough will still be sticky and uncooperative, so don’t work yourself up by trying to fidget with it too much. Take a bowl similar in shape and size to the pot you’ll use for baking, line with parchment paper and gently transfer the dough inside for final proofing. Cover with clean kitchen towel and allow it to rest for 30-40 minutes, while the oven preheats.

Once ready to bake, carefully transfer the dough together with parchment into a preheated heavy pot, cover and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes remove the lid and finish baking uncovered for another 10 minutes, so a nice crust can form. Transfer the bread on a rack to cool off completely before slicing into it.

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Od kada sam pročitala Ham on Rye od Bukowskog imam neopisivu potrebu ispaći raženi kruh. Napokon sam se i pokrenula i kupila paket raženog brašna. Sa mojom trenutnom manijom oko kruhova koji se ne mijese, uopće nije bilo upitno kakvu ću tehniku prvo isprobati. Također, prošla su već dva mjeseca od mojeg zadnjeg recepta za kruh, a to je jednostavno neoprostivo.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 1 srednju štrucu / 6,31 kn)

2 šalice raženog brašna (2,00 kn)

1 šalica integralnog brašna (0,75 kn)

¼ žličice suhog kvasca (0,25 kn)

1 žličica soli (0,01 kn)

1 žlica šećera (0,05 kn)

3 žlice mljevenih sjemenski lana (0,75 kn)

3 žlice suncokretovih sjemenki (1,00 kn)

3 žlice bučinih sjemenki (1,50 kn)

2 šalice tople vode (–)

PRIPREMA:

U velikoj zdjeli pomiješajte brašna, kvasac, sol, šećer, lan, suncokretove i bućine sjemenke. Prelijte toplom vodom i dobro promiješajte žlicom da bude jednolično. Malo upozorenje: ovo će tijesto biti poprilično ljepljivo i neće baš surađivati sa vama, ali ne brinite. Pokrijte zdjelu prijanjajućom folijom i pustite da fermentira 4-5 sati u toploj prostoriji. U tijestu će se napraviti mjehurići i ono će se napuhati.

Kada je tijesto isfermentiralo, stavite teški lonac sa poklopcem koji smije u pećnicu (ja sam uzela od lijevanog željeza), da se sve skupa zagrije na 220°C, pošto ćete u loncu peći kruh. Da se sve to dobro ugrije će vam trebati oko 30-40 minuta, pa u međuvremenu pripremite tijesto. Iskrenite tijesto na dobro pobrašnjenu radnu plohu pa ga strugalicom za tijesto oblikujte u približnu kuglu. Tijesto će i dalje biti ljepljivo i nespremno za suradnju, pa si nemojte otežavati život tako da puno oko njega petljate. Uzmite zdjelu koja je slične veličine i oblika onom loncu u kojem ćete peći kruh, obložite ju papirom za pečenje i u nju nježno preselite tijesto. Pokrijte sve čistom krpom i pustite da se tijesto još diže 30-40 minuta, dok se pećnica zagrijava.

Kada ste spremni za pečenje, pažljivo preselite tijesto skupa sa papirom za pečenje u zagrijani lonac i pecite poklopljeno 30 minuta. Nakon 30 minuta otklopite i pecite tako još 10 minuta da se uhvati lijepa korica. Preselite kruh na rešetku i pustite da se skroz ohladi prije nego ga krenete rezati.

No-Knead Rye Bread / Raženi kruh koji se ne mijesi

No-Knead Basic Pizza Dough / Tijesto za pizzu koje se ne mijesi

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With the ongoing no-knead bread obsession I’ve been experiencing, it was only a matter of time before I tried the no-knead method for pizza dough. The results are spectacular. I’ve had so much pizza over the last few days that I’ve started eating salads with pizza, just to try to balance things up a little bit. I know that I have a problem, but I just can’t stop eating those pizzas!

So you have been warned. Read on if you’re in a pizza mood and also, click here if you are interested in some tips for making a delicious and juicy pizza every time. I don’t have any fancy pizza baking gadgets at home, just a regular oven and cheapo lightweight pie tins, which I find perfect for pizza baking purposes.

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields dough for 2 medium pizzas / 0.18 EUR per pizza / 0.35 EUR for all)

For the dough:

2 cups all-purpose flour (0.13 EUR)

¼ tsp active dry yeast (0.03 EUR)

1 tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

1 tbsp sugar (0.01 EUR)

2 tbsp olive oil (0.09 EUR)

1 cup water (–)

Additional:

Olive oil for greasing tins and dough (0.07 EUR)

Flour for sprinkling (0.01 EUR)

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METHOD:

In a bowl whisk together flour, yeast, salt and sugar. Pour olive oil and water over, then stir to combine. The dough will be almost liquid and super soft. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.

When ready to bake, allow the dough to come to room temperature for about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 250°C. Grease two medium sized lightweight pie tins with olive oil and set aside. Dump the dough on clean, well-floured counter and fold it over a few times with a bench scraper. Divide the dough into two, drizzle with more olive oil and, using your hands, spread to fit into the trays. Assemble pizza to your liking, but for now don’t add the cheese. Trust me on this.

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At this point you can also freeze pizzas for later, and that’s what I usually do with one. Just throw the pizza with all the toppings (except for cheese) in the freezer for a few hours. Once frozen solid, wrap in cling foil and return to freezer. No need to thaw the pizza before baking. Just add two or three minutes to the total baking time.

Bake pizza for 10-15 minutes, until slightly poofy and the toppings start to lightly brown. The exact baking time will depend on your oven, the dough thickness and the amount of toppings. Just keep a close eye on your pizza after 10 minute mark. Mine is usually perfect after 13 minutes. Now add the cheese to your pizza, quickly return to the oven and finish baking for only additional 2 or 3 minutes, just so the cheese can thoroughly melt. If going vegan or skipping cheese altogether, just omit this step as pizza is done with first baking. Voila!

Please remember to click here if you are interested in some additional tips for a perfect homemade pizza.

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S obzirom na moju trenutnu opsjednutost sa kruhovima koji se ne mijese, bilo je samo pitanje vremena kada ću isprobati takvu metodu i za tijesto za pizzu. Rezultati su spektakularni. Pojela sam toliko pizze u zadnje vrijeme da sam počela jesti salatu uz pizzu, samo da malo probam izbalansirati stvari. Znam da imam problem, ali jednostavno ne mogu prestati!

Tako da ste upozoreni. Nastavite čitati ako ste raspoloženi za pizzu, a također, kliknite ovdje ako vas zanimaju savjeti kako da svaki puta kod kuće napravite ukusnu i sočnu pizzu. Ja doma nemam nikakvih fensi pomagala, samo običnu pećnicu i jeftine lagane kalupe za pite koji su ispali savršeni baš za pečenje pizze.

SASTOJCI:

(Za tijesto za 2 srednje velike pizze / 1,29 kn po pizzi / 2,57 kn za sve)

Za tijesto:

2 šalice glatkog brašna (1,00 kn)

¼ žličice suhog kvasca (0,25 kn)

1 žličica soli (0,01 kn)

1 žlica šećera (0,05 kn)

2 žlice maslinovog ulja (0,66 kn)

1 šalica vode (–)

Dodatno:

Maslinovo ulje za namastiti protvane i tijesto (0,50 kn)

Brašno za posipanje (0,10 kn)

PRIPREMA:

U zdjeli pomiješajte brašno, kvasac, sol i šećer. Prelijte preko toga maslinovo ulje i vodu, pa promiješajte da se sjedini. Tijesto će biti jako mekano i skoro pa tekuće. Pokrijte zdjelu sa prijanjajućom folijom i stavite u hladnjak na barem 12 sati.

Kada ste spremni za pečenje, izvadite tijesto iz hladnjaka jedno pola sata ranije da dođe na sobnu temperaturu. Zagrijte pećnicu na 250°C. Namastite dva srednja lagana protvana za pečenje i stavite na stranu. Iskrenite tijesto na čistu, dobro pobrašnjenju radnu plohu, pa ga par puta preklopite sa strugalicom za tijesto. Podijelite tijesto na dva dijela, pokapajte maslinovim uljem i rukama raširite u pripremljene protvane. Složite pizzu prema ukusu, ali za sada još nemojte dodavati sir. Vjerujte mi.

U ovom trenutku pizzu također možete i smrznuti za kasnije, a ja to obično i napravim sa jednom. Samo ju ubacite sa svim nadjevima (osim sira) u frizer na par sati. Kada se pizza smrzne, zamotajte ju u prijanjajuću foliju i vratite u frizer. Pizzu ne morate odmrzavati prije pečenja, samo pecite dodatne 2 ili 3 minute.

Pecite 10-15 minuta, dok tijesto ne postane lagano pufasto, a nadjevi ne počnu hrskati. Točno vrijeme pečenja ovisiti će o vašoj pećnici, debljini tijesta i količini nadjeva. Samo držite pizzu na oku nakon 10 minuta. Moja je obično baš kako treba nakon 13 minuta. Sada na pizzu dodajte sir, brzo ju vratite u pećnicu i dopecite još 2 ili 3 minute, samo da se sir skroz rastopi. Ako radite vegansku pizzu ili ste pak izbacili sir, samo preskočite ovaj korak jer je pizza gotova sa prvim pečenjem. Ta-da!

Ako ste zainteresirani za dodatne savjete za savršenu pizzu, molim vas, sjetite se kliknuti ovdje.

No-Knead Basic Pizza Dough / Tijesto za pizzu koje se ne mijesi

Green No-Knead Bread / Zeleni kruh koji se ne mijesi

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Here I am with yet another bread recipe. Sorry, not sorry at all. I’ve decided to experiment a bit with various flours and had more pumpkin seed flour around leftover from these buns. So, what else am I to do than make a no-knead bread?

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 1 medium loaf / 1.05 EUR)

2 cups whole grain flour (0.20 EUR)

1 cup pumpkin seed flour (0.53 EUR)

¼ tsp active dry yeast (0.03 EUR)

1 tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

1 tbsp sugar (0.01 EUR)

2 tbsp sunflower seeds (0.07 EUR)

3 tbsp pumpkin seeds (0.20 EUR)

1 and ¾ cups warm water (–)

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METHOD:

In a large bowl, whisk together flours, yeast, salt, sugar, sunflower and pumpkin seeds. Pour warm water over the mixture and stir with a spoon until mostly uniform. Cover the bowl with cling foil and allow it to sit in a warm room for 3-4 hours to ferment. The dough will become bubbly and increase in size.

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Once the dough ferments, place heavy oven-safe pot with its lid (I used cast iron) in the oven and set it all to preheat to 220°C, as you’re going to bake the bread in the pot. You’ll need about 30-40 minutes to get it all nice and toasty, so prepare the dough in the meantime. Turn the dough over on a well-floured work surface and fold it over about ten times with a bench scraper. Take a bowl similar in shape and size to the pot you’ll use for baking, line with parchment and carefully transfer the dough inside for final proofing. Cover with clean kitchen towel and allow it to rest for 30-40 minutes, while the oven preheats.

Once ready to bake, carefully transfer the dough together with parchment into a preheated heavy pot, cover and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes remove the lid and finish baking uncovered for another 10 minutes, so a nice crust can form. Transfer the bread on a rack to cool off completely before slicing into it.

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Evo mene opet sa receptom za kruh koji se ne mijesi. Žao mi je, nije mi žao. Odlučila sam malo eksperimentirati sa raznim brašnima, a taman mi je ostalo još nešto brašna od bučinih sjemenki od ovih peciva. I što mi je onda drugo činiti nego peći kruh?

SASTOJCI:

(Za 1 srednju štrucu / 7,81 kn)

2 šalice integralnog brašna (1,50 kn)

1 šalica brašna od bučinih sjemenki (4,00 kn)

¼ žličice suhog kvasca (0,25 kn)

1 žličica soli (0,01 kn)

1 žlica šećera (0,05 kn)

2 žlice suncokretovih sjemenki (0,50 kn)

3 žlice bučinih sjemenki (1,50 kn)

1 i ¾ šalica tople vode (–)

PRIPREMA:

U velikoj zdjeli pomiješajte brašna, kvasac, sol, šećer, suncokretove i bučine sjemenke. Prelijte preko svega toplu vodu i promiješajte da bude jednolično. Pokrijte zdjelu prijanjajućom folijom i pustite da fermentira 3-4 sata u toploj prostoriji. Tijesto će postati puno mjehurića i napuhati se.

Kada je tijesto isfermentiralo, stavite teški lonac sa poklopcem koji smije u pećnicu (ja sam uzela od lijevanog željeza), da se sve skupa zagrije na 220°C, pošto ćete u loncu peći kruh. Da se sve to dobro ugrije će vam trebati oko 30-40 minuta, pa u međuvremenu pripremite tijesto. Iskrenite tijesto na dobro pobrašnjenu radnu plohu pa ga desetak puta preklopite strugalicom za tijesto. Uzmite zdjelu koja je slične veličine i oblika onom loncu u kojem ćete peći kruh, obložite ju papirom za pečenje i u nju nježno preselite tijesto. Pokrijte sve čistom krpom i pustite da se tijesto još diže 30-40 minuta, dok se pećnica zagrijava.

Kada ste spremni za pečenje, pažljivo preselite tijesto skupa sa papirom za pečenje u zagrijani lonac i pecite poklopljeno 30 minuta. Nakon 30 minuta otklopite i pecite tako još 10 minuta da se uhvati lijepa korica. Preselite kruh na rešetku i pustite da se skroz ohladi prije nego ga krenete rezati.

Green No-Knead Bread / Zeleni kruh koji se ne mijesi

Seeded No-Knead Bread / Kruh koji se ne mijesi sa sjemenkama

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Oh hey, I’ve made a no-knead bread again! I’m gonna experiment some more with such bread baking method, so expect more recipes to come in the future.

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 1 medium loaf / 0.70 EUR)

For the dough:

3 cups whole-wheat flour (0.30 EUR)

¼ tsp dry active yeast (0.03 EUR)

1 tbsp sugar (0.01 EUR)

1 tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

3 tbsp pumpkin seeds (0.20 EUR)

2 tbsp hulled millet (0.07 EUR)

2 tbsp ground flax seeds (0.07 EUR)

1 ½ cups warm water (–)

Additional:

Flour for sprinkling (0.01 EUR)

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METHOD:

In a large mixing bowl whisk together all of the dry ingredients. Pour warm water over the mixture and stir with a spoon to form shabby dough. Cover mixing bowl with cling film and allow the dough to ferment in a warm room for 3-4 hours.

After 3-4 hours when the dough is fermented and bubbly place a heavy lidded and oven safe pot in your oven and preheat everything to 220°C. This is gonna take about 30-40 minutes. During that time turn the dough around on a well-floured counter and just fold it about dozen times with a dough scraper and form it into a ball. Transfer the dough to a bowl lined with parchment paper, similar in shape and size to the dish you’re going to use for baking. Cover with clean kitchen towel and allow to rest while the oven preheats.

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Once the oven and the heavy pot are thoroughly preheated, carefully transfer the dough together with parchment into the pot and bake covered for 30 minutes. After that uncover and bake for 10 more minutes so a beautiful crust can form.

Once the bread is done, transfer it to wire rack and allow it to cool completely before slicing into it.

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Eto, napravila sam još jedan kruh koji se ne mijesi. Planiram još eksperimentirati sa ovom metodom, pa očekujte još recepata u budućnosti.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 1 srednju štrucu / 5,14 kn)

Za tijesto:

3 šalice integralnog brašna (2,25 kn)

¼ žličice suhog kvasca (0,25 kn)

1 žlica šećera (0,03 kn)

1 žličica soli (0,01 kn)

3 žlice bučinih sjemenki (1,50 kn)

2 žlice prosa (0,50 kn)

2 žlice mljevenih sjemenki lana (0,50 kn)

1 ½ šalica tople vode (–)

Dodatno:

Brašno za posipanje (0,10 kn)

PRIPREMA:

U velikoj zdjeli pomiješajte sve suhe sastojke, zalijte toplom vodom i miješajte žlicom dok se ne oformi labavo tijesto. Zdjelu pokrijte prijanjajućom folijom i ostavite da tijesto fermentira u toploj prostoriji 3-4 sata.

Nakon 3-4 sata kada je tijesto odfermentiralo i napuhalo se, stavite teški lonac sa poklopcem koji je siguran za korištenje u pećnici da se grije skupa sa pećnicom na 220°C. Za to će vam terbati oko 30-40 minuta. U međuvremenu iskrenite tijesto na pobrašnjenu radnu plohu i strugalicom za tijesto ga presavinite desetak puta i oblikujte u loptu. Tijesto preselite u posudu obloženu papirom za pečenje koja je veličinom i oblikom slična loncu u kojem ćete peći kruh. Prekrijte čistom krpom i ostavite da miruje dok vam se pećnica grije.

Kada su pećnica i lonac dobro zagrijani, oprezno preselite tijesto skupa sa papirom za pečenje u vrući lonac, poklopite i pecite 30 minuta. Nakon toga pecite otklopljeno još 10 minuta, da se napravi lijepa korica.

Kada je kruh gotov, preselite ga na rešetku i pustite da se do kraja ohladi prije nego ga krenete rezati.

Seeded No-Knead Bread / Kruh koji se ne mijesi sa sjemenkama

No-Knead Sandwich Bread / Sendvič kruh koji se ne mijesi

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The saddest thing happened the other day – the bottom heating coil in our oven decided to stop working. We don’t even have our oven for that long, just a bit over two years. However, we bake stuff almost daily. Our oven is still functional, but things just don’t get done nearly as quickly as before. Hopefully, we’ll be able to fix this issue soon.

In other news, I’ve been exploring no-knead breads some more and made a really easy plain white loaf. It’s perfect for sandwiches or to slather with some delicious jam. The actual work with this bread is maybe 10 minutes altogether. However, my advice here is to be patient and not skimp too much on waiting period while the dough ferments. Just don’t try and rush this. Because that’s how the magic happens. During fermentation period tiny air bubbles in bread will form and those are responsible for awesome texture.

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 1 small loaf / 0.16 EUR)

For the bread:

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (0.10 EUR)

1 tbsp sugar (0.01 EUR)

½ tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

¼ tsp dried active yeast (0.03 EUR)

¾ cup warm water (–)

Additional:

Extra flour for sprinkling (0.01 EUR)

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METHOD:

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Pour warm water over it and mix everything for a minute with a spoon, until shabby dough forms. This dough is gonna be soft and sticky. Don’t worry if it’s not completely even and just cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit in a warm room for 3-4 hours. After 3-4 hours the dough is going to double or even triple in size and it’s going to be full of air bubbles.

Take a round and heavy oven-safe dish together with its lid (cast iron, clay, etc.), place it in the oven and set the oven to 220°C. It’s going to take the oven and your heavy dish about 30-40 minutes to get thoroughly warmed up and in the meantime you can prepare the dough.

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Turn the bubbly dough out on a well-floured work surface and using a scraper fold it over about 10 times. Place parchment paper in a bowl similar in shape and size to the heavy dish you placed in the oven and gently transfer the dough there. Cover with clean kitchen towel and allow to rest in a warm room for another 30-40 minutes, while the oven is heating up.

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After 30-40 minutes, remove hot heavy dish from the oven. Now comes the scary part of carefully transferring the dough, together with parchment, into a piping hot dish. Please don’t burn yourself! Cover the dish with its lid and bake the bread covered for 20 minutes. The steam captured inside the dish is going to do wonders and make bread taste juicy and magical. After 20 minutes remove the lid and bake the bread for 10-15 more minutes, so a beautiful crust can form. If you’re unsure about doneness, you’ll know that the bread is done when it sounds hollow after you tap it on the bottom.

Remove baked bread from the heavy dish and allow it to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing into it.

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Neki dan nam se desila najtužnija stvar – donji grijač na pećnici nam je krepao. Pećnicu čak ni nemamo tako dugo, malo preko dvije godine. Međutim, skoro svaki dan pečemo nešto. Pećnica nam i dalje radi, ali se stvari ne peku tako brzo kao prije. Nadam se da ćemo taj problemčić ubrzo riješiti.

S druge strane, još sam malo eksperimentirala sa kruhom i napravila jako jednostavnu običnu bijelu štrucu koja je skroz savršena za sendviče ili da ju premažete nekim finim pekmezom. Stvarni posao oko ovog kruha je sve skupa možda 10 minuta. Međutim, moj savjet je da budete strpljivi i ne požurujete stvari dok tijesto fermentira. Tu se upravo dešava čarolija. Za vrijeme fermentacije u tijestu će se formirati mali mjehurići zraka i upravo su oni odgovorni za divnu teksturu.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 1 malu štrucu / 1,16 kn)

Za kruh:

1 ½ šalica glatkog brašna (0,75 kn)

1 žlica šećera (0,05 kn)

½ žličice soli (0,01 kn)

¼ žličice suhog kvasca (0,25 kn)

¾ šalice tople vode (–)

Dodatno:

Malo glatkog brašna za posipanje (0,10 kn)

PRIPREMA:

U srednjoj zdjeli pomiješajte brašno, šećer, sol i kvasac. Zalijte toplom vodom i promiješajte kratko žlicom dok se ne oformi labavo tijesto. Ono će biti mekano i ljepljivo. Ne brinite se ako vam nije sve skroz jednolično i samo pokrijte posudu plastičnom folijom i ostavite da odstoji 3-4 sata u toploj prostoriji. Nakon 3-4 sata tijesto će se udvostručiti, ako ne i utrostručiti, te će biti puno zračnih mjehurića.

Uzmite okruglu tešku posudu sa poklopcem koja može u pećnicu (od lijevanog željeza, keramike i sl.), te ju stavite da se grije u pećnicu na 220°C. Pećnici će skupa sa posudom trebati oko 30-40 minuta da se skroz ugrije, a za to vrijeme pripremite tijesto.

Iskrenite fermentirano tijesto na dobro pobrašnjenu radnu plohu. Strugalicom za tijesto ga presavinite desetak puta. Stavite papir za pečenje u posudu koja je veličinom i oblikom slična onoj koja vam se grije u pećnici te nježno u nju preselite tijesto. Pokrijte čistom krpom i ostavite da se diže u toploj prostoriji 30-40 minuta, dok se pećnica grije.

Nakon 30-40 minuta izvadite ugrijanu posudu iz pećnie. Sada dolazi zastrašujući dio kada tijesto skupa sa papirom trebate preseliti u vruću posudu. Molim vas nemojte se ozlijediti! Pokrijte posudu njenim poklopcem i stavite kruh peći pokriven 20 minuta. Para koja se skupi u posudi će učiniti to da kruh bude sočan i čudesan. Nakon 20 minuta maknite poklopac i pecite kruh otklopljen još 10 minuta kako bi se napravila lijepa korica. Ako niste sigurni da li je kruh gotov, kucnite ga po donjoj strani. Ako zvuči šuplje, onda je gotov.

Izvadite pečeni kruh iz posude i ostavite ga da se skroz ohladi na rešetci, a prije nego što ćete ga krenuti rezati.

No-Knead Sandwich Bread / Sendvič kruh koji se ne mijesi

Whole Grain No-Knead Bread / Integralni kruh koji se ne mijesi

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The internet has been raving about no-knead breads for years, but I just never got to it to try and make one myself. Up until the last weekend, that is, when I wanted to make bread but had a ton of other chores to do as well. I figured that it was a perfect occasion to try out a quick no-knead method. And it was such a success that I have to wonder why are we still kneading dough in the first place?

INGREDIENTS:

(1.13 EUR)

For the dough:

2 tsp active dry yeast (0.27 EUR)

2 tbsp sugar (0.01 EUR)

1 cup all-purpose flour, divided (0.07 EUR)

2 cups warm water (–)

3 cups whole-wheat flour (0.30 EUR)

1 tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

¼ cup olive oil (0.33 EUR)

4 tbsp ground flax seed (0.13 EUR)

Additional:

Extra flour for dusting (0.01 EUR)

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METHOD:

In a large bowl, whisk together yeast, sugar, water and 1 teaspoon of all-purpose flour. Leave to rest for 15 minutes until frothy. Be sure that your water isn’t too hot, as it will kill the yeast. To a bubbly yeast mixture add in all of the other ingredients. Mix with a spoon until a shabby dough forms, cover with cling foil and refrigerate for 6-12 hours.

When ready to bake, preheat the oven with a baking tray in it to 250°C. Dump the dough on a floured counter, fold over a few times to form a ball, sprinkle with more flour, then cover with a clean tea towel and let rest for 15-20 minutes. Right before baking slice the dough with a sharp knife, then carefully transfer to a preheated tray and place to bake in lower third of the oven for 40 minutes.

Check out on the bread after around 30 minutes to see if it’s browning too much. Should that be the case, lower temperature to 200°C until the bread finishes baking. You’ll know that the bread is done once you tap it on the bottom and it sounds hollow. Cool the bread completely on a rack before slicing.

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Internet već godinama luduje oko kruhova koji se ne mijese, ali kod mene nikako da to dođe na red i da sama probam napraviti takav kruh. Sve do prošlog vikenda kada sam planirala peći kruh, ali morala obaviti i još sto drugih stvari. S obzirom na to, zaključila sam da mi je idealna prilika za probati napraviti brzi kruh koji se ne mijesi. Rezultat je bio toliko uspješan da sam se morala zapitati zašto još uopće mijesimo tijesto za kruh?

SASTOJCI:

(8,41 kn)

Za tijesto:

2 žličice suhog kvasca (2,00 kn)

2 žlice šećera (0,05 kn)

1 šalica glatkog brašna, podijeljena (0,50 kn)

2 šalice tople vode (–)

3 šalice integralnog brašna (2,25 kn)

1 žličica soli (0,01 kn)

¼ šalice maslinovog ulja (2,50 kn)

4 žličice mljevenih sjemenki lana (1,00 kn)

Dodatno:

Ekstra brašno za posipanje (0,10 kn)

PRIPREMA:

U velikoj zdjeli pomiješajte kvasac, šećer, vodu i 1 žličicu glatkog brašna. Ostavite da miruje 15 minuta da se zapjeni. Pazite da vam voda ne bude prevruća jer ćete ubiti kvasac. U pjenasti kvasac dodajte sve ostale sastojke i miješajte žlicom dok se ne formira labavo tijesto. Pokrijte zdjelu prijanjajućom folijom i stavite u hladnjak na 6-12 sati.

Kada ste spremni za pečenje zagrijte pećnicu na 250°C sa protvanom za pečenje u pećnici. Iskrenite tijesto na pobrašnjenu površinu, par puta presavinite i formirajte u kuglu. Lagano posipajte brašnom, prekrijte čistom krpom i ostavite da miruje 15-20 minuta. Netom prije nego što stavite kruh peći, oštrim nožem par puta zarežite tijesto. Pažljivo prebacite tijesto na zagrijani protvan i pecite u donjoj trećini pećnice 40 minuta.

Nakon 30 minuta provjerite kruh, pa ako je već dosta potamnio, smanjite temperaturu na 200°C do kraja pečenja. Kruh je gotov kada ga lupnete sa donje strane i zvuči šuplje. Pustite da se kruh skroz ohladi na rešetci, prije nego ga krenete rezati.

Whole Grain No-Knead Bread / Integralni kruh koji se ne mijesi