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ReceipsCountry bread in olive oil with pumpkin cream

Country bread in olive oil with pumpkin cream

For the bread:

  • 50 g fresh yeast
  • 1 tablespoons of sugar
  • 60 ml of warm water
  • 100 ml olive oil
  • 1 kg of flour 000
  • 30 gr of salt
  • 600 ml of cold water

For the pumpkin cream:

  • 1 pumpkin of approx 1 kg
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 1 onion
  • 1 Lts. Vegetables soup
  • 30 ml olive oil

 

For the bread:

 

Put the yeast with the sugar and the warm water in a bowl. Mix well and leave to ferment for 15 minutes covered in a warm place.

Mix the flour with the salt and form a crown. In the center, place the fermented yeast, oil and water.

Incorporate the ingredients of the dough until you get a bun that does not stick to your hands and knead for 15 minutes.

Let it rise for 1 hour or until it doubles its volume, covered and in a warm place.

Degas the dough by squeezing it and form two buns.

Make a cut on the surface and let it rise again until it doubles in volume for about 1 to 2 hours.

Sprinkle with a few drops of water and flour, and cook in the oven at 190 degrees for 40 minutes.

 

For the pumpkin cream:

Boil all the ingredients, except the oil, cut into 2 x 2 cm cubes with the broth.

Boil until the pumpkin is tender.

Blend and gradually add the olive oil. Taste.

It’s necessary to achieve a thick and creamy consistency, not liquid.

 

Presentation:

Perforate the bread with a cylindrical cut and remove the crumb, leaving the crust.

Serve the pumpkin cream inside the hollowed out bread..