Description
The smell of this spicy fennel bread is still lingering in the house making me feel so cozy! A few years ago, a breakfast spot opened up downtown that started making spicy fennel bagels. As an avid everything bagel lover, I was not sure at first but was quickly convinced to give it a try. Oh my goodness, was I happily surprised. The spice given off by the fennel was perfection melted into the bagel. A bit later I moved and craved these bagels so I decided to make my own version, spicy fennel bread.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups water, at room temperature
- ½ teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1 pinch white sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon minced onion
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
Instructions
- Combine water
- yeast
- and sugar in a measuring cup. Mix well.
- Combine flour
- fennel seeds
- salt
- red pepper flakes
- onion
- and garlic in a large bowl. Mix well until combined and any flour clumps are broken up. Slowly pour in the yeast-water mixture and stir into the flour.
- Knead the bread by hand until dough is well combined and you have an even consistency. Transfer to an oiled bowl
- cover with plastic wrap
- and let rest on the countertop
- 10 to 14 hours.
- Remove dough onto the counter and knead once more. Let rise
- 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- While bread rises
- preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Sprinkle the bottom of an oven-safe Dutch oven with flour
- cover with the lid
- and place in the oven while it preheats.
- Remove the Dutch oven and carefully place the dough in the pot; cover with the lid.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove the lid and continue to bake until golden
- about 30 minutes more. Remove from the oven and place on a rack to cool.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 11 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 12