Cottage Loaf

Name: Cottage Loaf
Ingredients: 500 g Doves Farm Organic Strong White Bread Flour; 1 tsp Doves Farm Quick Yeast; 1 tsp sugar; 0.5 tsp salt; 300 ml tepid water; 1 tbsp oil; flour for dusting

Makes 1 loaf

The distinctive shape of a cottage loaf is the main characteristic of this easy to make and impressive looking loaf.

4 Reviews / Write a review

Free from Egg, Soya, Dairy, Nuts

Vegetarian, Vegan

Ingredients

500g Doves Farm Organic Strong White Bread Flour
1 tsp Doves Farm Quick Yeast
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp salt
300ml tepid water
1 tbsp oil
flour for dusting

Put the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt into a large bowl and blend them together.
Stir in the water, and when everything looks craggy and lumpy, stir in the oil.
Using your hands, gather everything together into a doughy mass.
Knead the dough in the bowl, or on a work surface, for 100 presses. Avoid adding flour if possible.
Cover the dough bowl with oiled cling film and leave it in a warm place for the dough to double in size, which will take about an hour.
Knead the dough for another 100 presses.
Cut off two thirds of the dough, roll it into a ball and place on the prepared baking tray.
Roll the remaining dough into a smaller ball and place it on top of the first.
Press down through the middle of the dough balls with your thumb.
Loosely cover the tin with the oiled cling film and leave it to rise in a warm place for 40 minutes.
Pre-heat the oven.
Remove the cling film and bake for 40–45 minutes. You will know it’s done when the bottom sounds hollow when tapped.
Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Equipment

Large baking tray

Temperature

220˚C, Fan 200˚C, 425˚F, Gas 7

Cooking time

40-45 minutes

It's okay, my dough turned out too sticky to knead, end up adding just enough flour to keep it on the edge of sticky. Turned out a little dense. Could also do with more salt.

By Paul

29 Oct 2017

it looks good (when you get it right)

By summer

09 Oct 2017

I love this bread also but mine didnt come out better! It tasted delicious but the top part of my loaf ended up diagonal to the bottom. The second time I made it I wanted a standard shape loaf so used this recipe and put it in a bread tin for ease. Must make it again and improve on my shape

By Mrs Yvonne Davies

23 Jan 2012