Carbon Bread
This is a bread like no other, when you look at it, it is black. But the charcoal is great for your digestion and it tastes great.
Ingredients
- 500 grams Type 0 Flour or Bread Flour
- 300 ml Water
- 12 grams Fresh Brewers Yeast
- 10 grams Charcoal Powder
- 8 grams Salt
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
Instructions
- In a bowl, with room temperature water, dissolve the brewer's yeast.
- In another mixing bowl, add the flour and the charcoal, and mix.
- Add the water with the dissolved yeast to the flour and mix.
- Finally, add the oil and salt and mix well.
- Shape the dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap.
- Let the dough rise for about 2 hours or until it has doubled in volume.
- Arrange the dough on a pastry board lined with parchment paper, make 3 folds and form a loaf.
- Let it rise for another hour.
- Preheat your oven to 400F.
- Make shallow transverse cuts on top of the loaf.
- Bake in a preheated static oven at 200 ° C for 20-30 minutes.
- Once the bread is baked, remove from the oven and let it cool.
- Your bread is ready to be enjoyed hot or cold!
Notes
A little advice tip: Use plastic gloves and make sure you line your work area with parchment paper.
The charcoal will make your hands black and whatever surface you are working on. If you use all-purpose flour, add 50ml of water extra. The bread will be more of a grey-ish color.
The charcoal will make your hands black and whatever surface you are working on. If you use all-purpose flour, add 50ml of water extra. The bread will be more of a grey-ish color.