Beetroot Bread | Healthy Homemade Bread

Baking bread at home is also fun and kinda rejuvenating.Though I have baked baked bread / buns at home it was some long back may be two years before.So last week I decided to try my hand on yeast and tried masala spinach buns which was a massive it.We has it for dinner with mixed vegetable bhaji.

This week after making beetroot dhokla I had beetroot puree and decided to go with this beetroot bread.It was super tasty and we had it breakfast with egg toast. I used a mix of wheat and maida but you can use either any one flour or a mix of both.
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Preparation time 10 mins
Proofing time up to 2 hours
Baking time: 30-35 mins
Recipe type: Bread
Recipe Cuisine: Fusion
Author: Babitha Costa
Makes  one 7 inch loaf

Ingredients

• Wheat flour-1 cup
• Maida-1 cup
• Milk powder-1\4 cup
• Instant yeast-1 & 1\2 tsp
• Sugar-1 Tsp
• Salt-1 Tsp
• Beetroot puree-1\4 cup
• Olive oil-2 tbsp
• Milk or egg - to brush on top
  

Method:

1.Boil cubed beetroot.cool and grind it to a paste form.

2.In a mixing bowl add both flours, yeast, sugar, milk powder, salt and mix well.Then add beetroot puree and mix it.Add water and knead to a dough.

3.Add oil and knead to a pilable dough.Cover and keep it to double in size.

4.After it has proofed well punch the air pour and make it in a form of a log.Place it in an oiled baking pan for the second rise.

4.When it had doubled up brush on top with egg or milk.Bake it a pre-heated oven at 180 deg C for 30-35 mins or till it sounds hollow on top.

5.Cool , cut and serve.