Pumpkin Seed Bread
- 1 1/8 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 1/2 cups water, at room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups plus 1 1/3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornmeal, plus more for sprinkling
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 1/3 cups toasted pumpkin seeds (6 ounces)
- Dissolve 1/8 teaspoon of the yeast in 1 cup of the water.
- Stir in 1 3/4 cups of the flour.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let stand overnight in a warm spot.
- Dissolve the remaining 1 teaspoon of yeast in 1/4 cup of the water.
- Put 1 cup of the cornmeal in a large heatproof bowl.
- Bring the remaining 1/4 cup of water to a boil, then stir it into the cornmeal and let cool.
- Stir in the salt, both yeast mixtures and the remaining 1 1/3 cups of flour to make a soft dough.
- Transfer to a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 15 minutes.
- Knead in the pumpkin seeds.
- Return the dough to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hour.
- Turn the dough out onto a work surface and gently fold 4 times.
- Return the dough to the bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
- Sprinkle a baking sheet with cornmeal.
- Turn the dough out onto a work surface and divide in half.
- Shape each half into a round loaf.
- Set the loaves on the baking sheet and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Set a pizza stone on the middle rack of the oven and preheat the oven to 500.
- Fill a roasting pan with water and set it on the bottom rack.
- Make 3 slashes in the tops of the loaves; transfer them to the stone and bake for 10 minutes.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 450 and bake for 20 minutes longer.
- Let the loaves cool on a rack for 45 minutes before slicing into eighths.
active dry yeast, water, flour, cornmeal, kosher salt, pumpkin seeds
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pumpkin-seed-bread (may not work)