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soft and seedy When you bake a bread at home and it turns out nice, it is a very satisfying feeling. Though it takes a lot of arm muscles to knead the dough for nearly 10 -15 minutes, I just feel so glad and happy when the bread is baked. Yes, I do need to invest in a dough kneading machine, but till then arm muscles will have to do. When you knead the dough, do not make the mistake of trying to pull the dough and tearing it. This will break up the gluten structure and the bread will not have a nice soft texture. Knead the dough with the heel of your hand, turn a quarter circle, knead and fold, so on and so forth. When I first started baking breads, I tried out rolls initially before I ventured into baking loaves.If you do have a dough kneader the task becomes easier. This bread reminded me of the famous Warburton seeded loaf which, I have ever so often when I am in UK. They add a variety of seeds which you can. I just had sunflower seeds. updated 20/04/2016 ROSEMARY SUNFLOWER SEED BRE...

an easy peasy bread   Focaccia is an Italian olive oil bread. It is flat and can be of any shape - round, square, rectangle or as individual portions. The focaccia dough is much softer than normal bread dough. It has a cake like texture and doesn't need to be kneaded as much as the normal bread dough. A variety of toppings or fillings can be used to make focaccia. The most important ingredient besides olive oil is herbs. During our visit to Italy we were fortunate enough to taste different varieties of focaccia. Some with toppings of mozzarella and tomatoes, some even with aubergine. First time bakers, go ahead and try your hands at this simple but scrumptious bread. ROSEMARY, GARLIC AND OLIVE FOCACCIA about 8 pieces oven temp 200°C 3 cups of strong plain flour or bread flour 1-1/4 cup warm water 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 2¼ tsp active  dry instant yeast 3 tbsps olive oil topping or filling : 10 -12 olives black or green, sliced 1 sprig fresh rosemary - remove the leaves and cho...