For the TOUGH TIMES - Maria Siecińska

Bread In a Jar

Ingredients:

- 650g of flour (450 type)

- 400ml of warm water

- 10g of dried yeast

- 1 tablespoon of sugar

- 1 teaspoon of salt

- 3 tablespoons of oil

- 1 tablespoon of black seeds

- 1 tablespoon of flaxseed

- 1 tablespoon of chia seeds

You may add other kinds of seeds based on your liking.

Directions:

Pour the warm water into a bowl, add the yeast and sugar. Combine those ingredients together, then put them aside for 15 minutes. Prepare a second bowl, then pour the flour into it. Add the seeds and salt. Combine the contains of both bowls. When that is done, add the oil and mix with your hand until the dough becomes smooth.

Put it on a worktop, then divide into 8 parts, form balls of dough. Prepare the jars - not just any kind. The tops of the jars cannot be narrowed. Grease the inside of them with some oil. Put each ball of dough in its own jar and press them against the bottom.

Preheat an oven to 100 degrees Celsius, turn it off, then put the jars in it for about 30 minutes for the dough to rise.

When that is done, turn the oven on again and set the temperature on 200 degrees Celsius. Bake for 45 minutes. Then, quickly put the lids on the jars, preheat the oven to 130 degrees and bake the jars for another 15 minutes. When that passes, turn the jars upside down. Leave them to cool off.

1 batch of dough should be enough for 8 jars.

Enjoy!

Spoon-mixed Bread

Ingredients:

- 1kg of flour (type 450)

- 1l of warm water

- 50g of fresh yeast

- 1,5 tablespoons of salt

- 1 tablespoon of sugar

- 4 tablespoons of flaxseed

- 4 tablespoons of chia seeds

- 4 tablespoons of oil

Directions:

Crumble up the yeast and put it in a bowl alongside with 200ml of warm water and stir until the yeast dissolves. Put it aside for 10 minutes.

Put the flour, salt, flaxseed and chia seeds in another bowl. Combine the dry ingredients, then mix the contains of both bowls alongside with 800ml of water. When the dough becomes slightly sticky, add 4 tablespoons of oil of your choice and mix for another moment.

Prepare a heat resistant dish and put some baking paper in it. Put the dough in the dish, alter the shape of it with a spoon. Sprinkle some pumpkin seeds on top.

Put everything aside for about 10 minutes. When that is done, put it in an oven and set the temperature on 180 degrees Celsius (top and bottom, with air flow). Bake for 60 minutes.

A small dish filled with water may be left at the bottom of the oven for better results. When the bread is done, let it cool off before cutting.

Enjoy!

No-rise Bread

Ingredients:

- 300g of wheat flour (450 type)

- 350g of spelt flour (630 type)

- 350g of wholegrain flour

- 10g of yeast

- 1l of warm water

- 1 tablespoon of sugar

- 1,5 tablespoons of salt

- 1 cup of oat flakes

- 1 cup of sunflower seeds

- 4 tablespoons of oil/olive oil

Directions:

Prepare 1l of warm water. Crumble the yeast up and put it in a bowl, add 100ml of water and mix until the yeast dissolves. Put it aside for some time.

Put the flours, salt, oat flakes and sunflower seeds in a bigger bowl, combine them together, then add the contains of the first bowl and mix thoroughly with a spoon. Add 4 tablespoons of oil of your choice, stir with a spoon. When all that is done, put the dough in 2 bread trays. Remember to put some baking paper in them beforehand.

Put the trays in an oven, then set the temperature on 180 degrees Celsius and bake for 1 hour. When that is done, let the bread cool off, then cover it with a cloth.

PS: Since I've been using this recipe, I haven't bought a single loaf of bread from a store!

Enjoy!