Make scrumptious Tiger Bread following my straightforward recipe. This scrumptious bread has a tender crumb and an irresistibly crunchy mottled crust. I assure you’ll want to make my Tiger Bread recipe time and again!
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WHAT IS TIGER BREAD
Gotta love a bread that has such an intriguing identify! Tiger bread originated within the Netherlands the place it is named tijgerbrood (tiger bread)or tijgerbol (tiger roll). The identify comes from the bread’s attribute crust which is mottled and patterned. Additionally, you will discover it as Dutch Crunch Bread.
HOW IS THE PATTERN CREATED ON THE CRUST?
The sample resembles leopard pores and skin greater than tiger pores and skin to my eyes, and certainly within the UK you too can discover it as Giraffe bread!
The sample on the crust is created by a rice flour paste which is painted on the loaf previous to baking. The bread expands when it rises whereas the gluten-free rice paste cracks giving the bread its distinctive look and incredible taste.
TIGER BREAD INGREDIENTS
You want simply on a regular basis elements to make the dough for Tiger bread. The rice paste is a bit more advanced, so let me stroll you thru it.
THE BREAD DOUGH
The dough is made up of water, butter, sugar, salt, yeast and bread flour. I like so as to add just a little Marmite too, because it provides such a pleasant savory depth to the tenderly tender crumb.
THE RICE PASTE
The paste makes use of rice flour, yeast, sugar, salt, Marmite, water and sesame oil. If you’re not a Marmite fan you may be tempted to depart it out however I feel it really works extremely nicely right here (and I’m not a Marmite lover). The sesame oil provides a beautiful toasty, nutty taste that makes the crust so not possible to withstand!
HOW TO MAKE TIGER BREAD
Full measurements and directions might be discovered on the printable recipe card on the backside of the web page. Please check out the steps and video earlier than trying this recipe!
PREPARE THE DOUGH
Add heat water to a mixing bowl and stir within the sugar, salt, Marmite (if utilizing) and butter. The butter will slowly soften within the water, making it simpler to combine into the dough. Permit the water to chill till it’s simply tepid earlier than including the flour and yeast.
Mix the bread flour and immediate yeast then add it to the blending bowl, mixing it in with a dough hook. Cowl the bowl with a humid tea towel and relaxation for quarter-hour to permit the flour to soak up the water and hydrate.
Knead the dough with oiled arms till it turns into elastic and clean. I discovered the dough a dream to work with however when you favor you possibly can combine with with a stand or hand mixer as a substitute of your arms.
Cowl the bowl with the damp material and go away it to rise for 60-90 minutes.
MAKE THE PASTE
Put together the paste whereas the dough is rising. Mix the rice flour, sugar, salt and yeast in small bowl. Stir within the water, Marmite and sesame oil till you’ve got a spreadable paste. Whether it is too thick you add just a little extra water, whether it is too skinny you possibly can stir in some further rice flour.
SHAPE THE TIGER BREAD
Deflate the dough and gently stretch it to an oblong form. Choose up one of many sides of the dough and fold it a 3rd of the best way over the remainder of the dough. Fold the opposite edge excessive (that is referred to as a letter fold).
Roll the dough into a decent ball, flip over, seam facet down, and form right into a spherical loaf (referred to as a “boule”). Use your arms to roll the loaf in your arms, barely tucking the perimeters underneath as you go.
Moist a chunk of parchment paper and wring out. Use it to love a banneton or bowl then add the dough.
SECOND RISE
Use a pastry brush to unfold the paste over the floor of the bread. Depart to rise for 45 minutes to and hour.
BAKE THE BREAD
Preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F and place a Dutch Oven within the decrease shelf. Permit the oven to return to temperature for no less than 20 minutes.
Use oven mitts to take the pot out of the oven and gently drop the bread in it. Cowl and bake for 20 minutes. Take the lid off and bake for an additional 10 minutes, to permit the bread to brown.
Take away the bread from the Dutch oven and place it instantly on the oven shelf for 5 minutes or till the underside sounds hole when tapped. Should you examine the bread with an immediate learn thermometer it ought to register 180–190°F (82–88°C).
COOL AND SLICE
Cool the bread on a wire rack earlier than slicing and sharing. Tiger Bread is particularly scrumptious toasted and unfold with butter. It additionally pairs nicely with cheese and even jam (which contrasts nicely with the savory crust). It’s incredible in sandwiches and an important all-rounder that the entire household will love.
CAN I MAKE TIGER ROLLS USING THIS RECIPE?
Completely! To make rolls you will have to divide the dough into eight items and roll every right into a ball. Place the rolls on a baking mat or liner, spaced barely aside.
Brush the paste on the rolls and permit them to rise. Bake for about 25 minutes, or till the tops are superbly browned and cracked and the underside sounds hole when tapped.
DO I REALLY NEED TO USE MARMITE?
I hear you, I don’t love Marmite both… Nevertheless it provides a wonderful taste to Tiger bread so I’d say don’t skip it. You can even use vegemite or malt extract as a substitute. The Tiger bread is not going to style of Marmite, however it’ll have a novel aroma and savory taste when you use it.
STORING AND FREEZING
Tiger bread disappears inside hours of baking in our home… Nevertheless it additionally retains nicely in a bread bag for a number of days and it may be frozen, sliced, for as much as a month. You’ll be able to pop the frozen slices instantly into the toaster earlier than serving. YUM!
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TIGER BREAD ( DUTCH CRUNCH BREAD)
Make scrumptious Tiger Bread following my straightforward recipe. This scrumptious bread has a tender crumb and an irresistibly crunchy mottled crust. I assure you’ll want to make my Tiger Bread recipe time and again!
Servings: 1 small loaf
Energy: 1995kcal
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Directions
PREPARE THE DOUGH
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Add heat water to a mixing bowl and stir within the sugar, salt, Marmite and butter. The butter will slowly soften within the water, making it simpler to combine into the dough.
3/4 cup + 2 tbsp (200ml) heat water, 4 tbsp (55g) unsalted butter, 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp Marmite or Vegemite
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Mix the bread flour and immediate yeast then add it to the blending bowl, mixing it in with a dough hook. Cowl the bowl with a humid tea towel and relaxation for quarter-hour to permit the flour to soak up the water and hydrate.
3 cups (360g) robust white bread flour, 1 ¼ tsp immediate yeast
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Knead the dough with oiled arms till it turns into elastic and clean. I discovered the dough a dream to work with however when you favor you possibly can combine with with a stand or hand mixer as a substitute of your arms.
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Cowl the bowl with the damp material and go away it to rise for 60-90 minutes.
MAKE THE PASTE
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Put together the paste whereas the dough is rising. Mix the rice flour, sugar, salt and yeast in small bowl. Stir within the water, Marmite and sesame oil till you’ve got a spreadable paste. Whether it is too thick you add just a little extra water, whether it is too skinny you possibly can stir in some further rice flour.
4 tbsp rice flour
SHAPE THE TIGER BREAD
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Deflate the dough and gently stretch it to an oblong form. Choose up one of many sides of the dough and fold it a 3rd of the best way over the remainder of the dough. Fold the opposite edge excessive (that is referred to as a letter fold).
¼ tsp speedy rise yeast, 1 tbsp sugar, ¼ tsp salt, 1 tsp Marmite, 3 tbsp water, ½ tbsp sesame oil
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Roll the dough into a decent ball, flip over, seam facet down, and form right into a spherical loaf (referred to as a “boule”). Use your arms to roll the loaf in your arms, barely tucking the perimeters underneath as you go.
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Moist a chunk of parchment paper and wring out. Use it to love a banneton or bowl then add the dough.
BAKE THE BREAD
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Preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F and place a Dutch Oven within the decrease shelf. Permit the oven to return to temperature for no less than 20 minutes.
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Use oven mitts to take the pot out of the oven and gently drop the bread in it. Cowl and bake for 20 minutes.
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Take the lid off and bake for an additional 10 minutes, to permit the bread to brown.
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Take away the bread from the Dutch oven and place it instantly on the oven shelf for 5 minutes or till the underside sounds hole when tapped.
COOL AND SLICE
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Cool the bread on a wire rack earlier than slicing and sharing. Tiger Bread is particularly scrumptious toasted and unfold with butter. It additionally pairs nicely with cheese and even jam (which contrasts nicely with the savory crust). It’s incredible in sandwiches and an important all-rounder that the entire household will love.
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Notes
Completely! To make rolls you will have to divide the dough into eight items and roll every right into a ball. Place the rolls on a baking mat or liner, spaced barely aside.
Brush the paste on the rolls and permit them to rise. Bake for about 25-Half-hour, or till the tops are superbly browned and cracked and the underside sounds hole when tapped.
Dietary Data
Energy: 1995kcal | Carbohydrates: 314g | Protein: 49g | Fats: 59g | Saturated Fats: 31g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 7g | Monounsaturated Fats: 15g | Trans Fats: 2g | Ldl cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 6017mg | Potassium: 653mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 1407IU | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 4mg
