Great Bloggers Bake Off - Mediterranean Roasted Vegetable Loaf

I love Great British Bake Off so when I saw that a Great Bloggers Bake Off was running I had to join in! Unfortunately I was too late for week ones challenge which was cake so I was determined that I would be ready for week two, bread!
I love baking anything but I do love baking bread. I love the feeling of mixing all of the individual ingredients together with my hands and feeling it transform into one lovely silky dough.
So I got my baking thinking cap on and came up with this recipe!

Mediterranean Roasted Vegetable Loaf

 

 

Ingredients:

Makes 2 loaves
 

250g strong white bread flour

250g strong wholemeal flour

10g yeast

10g salt

2tbspn olive oil

320ml warm water (approx add as needed)

 

1/2 red onion

1/2 orange pepper

3 mushrooms

1 courgette

Italian herbs

Mozzarella cheese

Mature Cheddar cheese



 

 

Method:

 

1: Put both flours in a large mixing bowl

2: Add the yeast to one side and the salt to the other

3: Add the olive oil

4: Add half of the water and start to mix, add more water as needed until you have a rough dough and all of the flour is mixed in

5: Put a small amount of olive oil on the side and start to knead the dough

6: Knead for about 10 minutes until you have a smooth stretchy dough

7: Place in a well oiled bowl, cover and leave to prove for at least an hour or until doubled in size

8: While the dough is proving, prepare the vegetables for roasting. Preheat the oven to 200C. Once heated put 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a dish and place in the oven to heat

9: Chop the vegetables into small chunks

 

 

 

10: Place the chopped vegetables into the hot oil and sprinkle with the herbs. Roast for approx 20 minutes

11: Once the vegetables have been roasted remove from the oven and leave to cool down

12: Once the dough has at least doubled in size remove from the bowl and re knead to knock the air out. Knead until the dough is smooth again

13: Flatten out the dough into a rectangular shape, take the roasted vegetables and place down the middle of the dough

14: Sprinkle some grated mozzarella and mature cheddar cheese over the top of the vegetables

 

 

15: Roll one side of the dough over the vegetables, then roll the opposite side over and turn over the ends

16: Flip the dough over so that the join is on the bottom

17: Place some grated cheese on the top and sprinkle with herbs

 

 

 

 

18: Place in the preheated oven and bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until golden and when tapped on the base and the loaf sounds hollow

 

 

19: Cool on a cooling rack and enjoy with a salad or with cheese or just as it is!



Enjoy!

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