Leopard Print Bread
Are you ready to kick-start your week with a slice of the most fashionable and delectable Leopard Print Bread? Picture this - soft and fluffy bread with perfect layers of leopard spots, ready to be paired with your favorite cup of coffee or cold milk. What's even more exciting is the mesmerizing & trendy spots of lilac purple and calming green thanks to Suncore Foods® Ebony Carrot and Midori Jade matcha Powders, with added aroma and flavor of Suncore Foods® Rose Petals. You won't want to miss out on this morning's delight! Add some charm to your breakfast and get ready to rise and shine with a smile on your face!
Ingredients
Bread:
300g warm water
35g sugar
5g active dry yeast
27g olive oil
5g salt
240g white bread flour
230g whole wheat bread flour
7g Suncore Foods® Midori Jade Matcha Powder
3g Suncore Foods® Ebony Carrot Powder
Optional: 1-2 tsp of water to dissolve each powder
½ - 1 bag of Suncore Foods® Rose Petals
Water for brushing dough ropes
Melted butter for brushing the dough
Equipment Need:
Stand mixer with a dough hook attachment
9 x 4 x 4-inch bread pan
Directions
1. Activate Yeast: In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine warm water, sugar, and yeast and set aside until frothy. Mix in olive oil on low speed for 15-30 seconds.
2. Form Dough: Mix in salt, white bread flour, and whole wheat bread flour on low speed (or at the mixer's recommended speed for dough) until the dough comes together and is no longer sticking to the walls of the bowl.
3. 1st Proof: Remove dough and form a dough ball. Place the dough in a clean bowl, cover, and proof the dough for 60-90 minutes or until (almost) double in size.
4. Divide Dough: Lightly oil the inside of the bread pan and set aside. Punch the air out of the dough and cut the dough into 2 portions with one portion being larger in a 70:30 ratio.
5. Knead powders into dough: Dust some flour on a clean work surface and knead Suncore Foods® Ebony Carrot Powder into the smaller dough until very well combined. If needed, dissolve powder into 1-2 tsp of water before kneading. Similarly, knead Suncore Foods® Midori Jade Matcha Powder into the larger dough.
6. Cut Dough: Once the colored doughs are ready, cut both doughs into 9 portions each and create small dough balls with each portion.
7. Roll Dough: Using your hands, roll each of the purple portions into skinny dough ropes, and set aside. Using a rolling pin, roll out one portion of the green dough into a long oval or rectangular shape, 1-2” longer than the dough ropes and wide enough to engulf the dough rope within.
8. Create Cough Logs Using Suncore Foods® Rose Petals: Brush a purple dough rope with water and sprinkle rose petals over the dough rope, ensuring the rose petals stick on. You could also sprinkle some rose petals on the green dough. Place a rose petal-covered purple dough rope over the green dough and fold in the sides, wrapping the dough rope and rose petals within. Tuck or pinch the ends, closing the dough log. Using your hands, gently roll the dough log on your work surface, increasing the length by ½ - 1 inch and ensuring the log is properly sealed off. Follow the same procedure with the remaining dough portions, creating 9 dough logs.
9. Assemble dough: Place 3 dough logs, side by side, at the bottom of the prepared bread pan. Place another 2 dough logs on either side of the middle dough log (which is already placed at the bottom). Lastly, place the remaining 3 dough logs forming the top layer.
10. 2nd Proof: Cover the pan with a kitchen towel and set aside for 60-90 minutes.
11. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350º F. Brush the dough with melted butter and bake for 45-55 minutes. Optional for a softer crust, after 35 minutes, cover the bread pan with aluminum foil and continue to bake. All ovens vary and the bread should be monitored, once ready, the top of the loaf should be golden brown and should sound hollow when you tap on it.
12. Allow the loaf to cool in the bread pan for 15 minutes. Remove the loaf from the bread pan (the loaf should slide out when the bread pan is tilted) and allow it to cool to room temperature before slicing.
13. Note: This is not a sweet rose bread, the rose petals leave a subtle taste and are mostly used for aroma. For a mild taste and aroma, use half a bag of Suncore Foods® Rose Petals. For a stronger taste and aroma, use a full bag.