Description
A beautiful bread recipe with rainbow colours swirled through it. Slice and enjoy toasted with some salted butter and jam! Kids will surely love this one
Ingredients
- Plain Flour – 3 cups
- Warm Water – 1 cup (see notes)
- Yeast- 2 teaspoons
- Salt – 1 teaspoon
- Sugar – 2 tablespoons
- Olive oil – 2 tablespoons
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients except the oil and knead until soft. This should take around 5-7 minutes
- Add 1 tablespoon oil and knead again until the dough becomes springy to touch. It should be not sticky. If sticky, add a little flour. If too dry, you can add more water by the teaspoon
- Transfer this dough into an oiled boil, cover, and leave in a warm place to double in size. Usually takes about an hour or so
- When doubled in size, punch the dough down and knead slightly
- Divide into equal parts to add colour – I divided into 6 equal parts
- Add 2-3 drops of food colour to each dough portion and gently knead in with your fingers until you get a marbled look
- Repeat with all the dough portions
- Let them rest for about 10 minutes and then roll out each portion into a long piece.
- Stack them up as you roll them. They don’t need to be perfectly equal, just roughly the same size as you stack them
- Roll firmly from one side until you get a log
- Place in a well oiled bread pan and cover gently
- Leave in a warm place to double again in size
- Pre-heat oven to 180 C and bake for about 25-30 minutes until golden brown on top and cooked through
- Cool completely before slicing
Notes
- Depending on the type of flour and temperature / humidity where you live, the amount of water required will vary. Add more or less depending on how the dough turns out – dry vs sticky
- This is the food colour I used but any kind should work fine
Keywords: bread