Kneading bread

The homemade kneading bread is very easy and infallible in any Chilean kitchen. Chilean grandmothers and mothers traditionally elaborate the bread of the house with this classic recipe. Chileans like bread very much and it is very common that in family gatherings home kneading bread is cooked and enjoyed just out of the oven with butter. The kneading bread is one of the most traditional and popular bread varieties in Chile. There are no extraordinary ingredients for this bread: flour, yeast, sugar, some fat and water. All art is in the kneading, so stay with us and discover how to make kneaded bread step by step in recipes.

Ingredients to make kneading bread:

1. dissolves the yeast (30 grams of fresh yeast or 10 grams of dry yeast) in 100 ml of warm water. Add the sugar and stir well. Let stand for 5 minutes in a warm place.

2. In a bowl or sift flour and salt. Then, open a hole in the center and add the mixture you have made with the yeast. Add the remaining 150 ml of water and butter at room temperature.

3. Mix everything with clean hands and knead for 5 minutes until you get a soft and flexible texture dough.

4. Place the dough to a large oiled bowl and grease it by rolling it by the surface. Then cover with film paper or a clean kitchen cloth and let it take at room temperature from 1 to 2 hours until the dough doubles its size.

5. Place the dough to a floured surface and knead until a smooth and elastic texture is obtained. Divide it into 10 or 12 pieces.

6. with the pieces of dough forms small and rounded breads. Place them on a baking sheet and click with a fork the upper part. Cover again with a clean cloth and let the loaves for another 30 minutes.

7. Pre-calms the oven at 190 ° C. Bake the breads kneaded for about 20 minutes or until they are slightly golden. Let them cool on a metal rack. They are tastier if you serve them warm.

Trick: To preheat them later, wrap them in a damp cloth and take them to the microwave. Your homemade kneading bread will be spongy!