Recently a couple of friends came to my place to have an experience of bread baking . We had so much fun kneading the dough with hands , proofing , punching down , letting them rise again and then baking a few loaves , challah and swirls . Gorgeous breads coming out of the oven one after the other , cooling on the wire rack ..... what a pretty sight , especially when the breads are this beautiful....... all these breads are essentially whole wheat breads..........
Here the stuffing is a nice yummy spicy apple and pear chutny...oozing out of the braids ...
A mug of plain white milk is not just that after it gets a companion like this........
The apple pear chutney spiced with star anise , cinnamon and a dash of red chilly powder .... hot and sweet were never so yummy together....
The chai comes to another level when it has some of these to savor ........
The swirls can be open or in the form of a loaf...
Beet roots were never welcomed so much in my home until i started making this stuffing , children love it too .
Finely ( or even roughly ) chopped beetroots and soy nuggets stir fired in minimal oil with generous amounts of ginger garlic green chillies and freshly crushed black pepper ..... just perfect for a swirl bun .
I am not giving any recipe of the bread as there are so many great blogs and sites specially dedicated to bread baking . You know that i am always there to share the recipe if you want but this post and many other bread posts of mine are just to motivate a few of my readers to start baking healthier breads at home . You get good quality bread fresh at home and a very good mood uplifting exercise as a bonus .... for me it is the mood uplifting experience first and the bread as a bonus ... at least for now...... Just think of the possibility of a bread free of maida ( APF ) , emulsifiers , conditioners and most of the times preservatives too.....excessive amounts of sugar and salt too sometimes....
wowwww these swirls are gorgeous. every bread is tempting.. where do i start??? garlic cheese or beetroot?????? lovely...
ReplyDeleteYummy looking breads.....I too make those swirls with garlic spread 3:2 ratio that is 3 portions whole wheat flour......like the braided one too.....
ReplyDeletelooked like I missed on few wonderful recipes here in the past couple of months.....will catch up soon....
Cheers to bread baking. Cheers to your beautiful bread.
ReplyDeletekya baat hai :) very innovative and very-very tempting............
ReplyDeletelooks perfect and yummy
ReplyDeletewow...feel like picking one,,,
ReplyDeleteMulti flavours in just one dough. How wonderful!
ReplyDeletei always feel bread baking is therapeutic! all that kneeding and baking (assuming its baked still the old-fashioned way) gives a solitary moment to connect with the act of creation (amazing to see how just flour, salt, water, yeast can make something so wonderful, isnt it)..
ReplyDeleteYes PJ it is very very therapeutic for me ...and i do most of the tings in my kitchen the old fashioned way. I love working with my hands.
ReplyDeletevery tasty
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good. Butter-cheese and garlic mixture! yummy
ReplyDeleteHi Sangeeta,
ReplyDeleteLovely breads..Can I get the recipe for these and the oats breads in your previous post?
Vini
Hi Vini ...mail me at sangeetaamkhanna@gmail.com
ReplyDeletefor the bread recipes...
All the breads look great! The stuffing with beets sounds fantastic, and the color is bright and lovely.
ReplyDeleteu do like a professional baker. kudos to u..
ReplyDeleteThe stuffing with beetroot is excellent.
wonderful, tempting pictures!!....Excellent!I have delayed bread baking for too long. will definitely start this week
ReplyDeleteThese look so beautiful. Clever use of filling and so innovative. Will try some of these for sure.
ReplyDeleteYes Anita,
DeleteChickpeas, Tofu, Paneer and many more filling for bread make them healthier and you eat less carbs per serving that way.
Hi Sangeeta,
ReplyDeleteI love your blog - each post is so well thought out. I tried making a basic bread last month, the dough never doubled and the bread was not great- looks like there was some issue in the yeast. Do you come to Bangalore any time? Please, please come and take a bread workshop for beginners like us!!
Would love to take a bread baking workshop in Bangalore whenever possible :-)
DeleteTry baking the bread next time and see if you can bake softer bread, it usually takes 2-3 repeats to bake a good bread if you are a beginner.