Varoma Bread

[Thermomixer]

Name of Recipe: Varoma Bread

Number of People: 6 - 8

Ingredients:

150 gr. water
1 tsp sugar
1 sachet dried yeast
250 gr. Bakers’ flour
1 teaspoon salt
oil for greasing the dish
1,500 gr. water

Preparation:

1 . Place water (150 grams), sugar, yeast and 1 tbsp of the flour into the TM bowl. Program: 4 minutes, 37 ºC, speed 1.

2 . Add flour and salt. Then set 2 mins & 30 secs, speed Closed Lid and press Knead Dough button. Once finished remove the dough from the TM bowl.

3 . Form a ball with the dough, place it in a greased dish that fits inside the Varoma, such as a ceramic mixing bowl. Cover with a cloth and leave in a warm place to allow the dough to prove for 1 hour ( in which time it should double in volume).

4 . After it has doubled, pour the 1500 gr water into the TM bowl. (I used boiling water). Place the dish with the dough inside the Varoma. Cover the Varoma and place it into position on the TM bowl. Program: 45 minutes, Varoma temperature, speed 1, to steam the bread.

5 . Let it cool and cut into slices. When steamed it appears quite moist but toasts very well and is good for dips or with jam.

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Tips/Hints:

This is another recipe based on "A Tutto Vapore" "A Todo Vapor" or "Full Steam Ahead" it is easy and does not require an oven 

Orinally posted here:  http://thermomix-er.blogspot.com/2008/06/thermomix-bread.html

[wombleydoo]

I adapted this to make "raisin" bread. Increased the sugar to 3 tbs, added 1 tsp of mixed spice, 1 tsp of cinnamon and near the end of the kneading, threw in a handful of sultanas. It's really yummy, toasted with butter.

[Thermomixer]

Great thinking - it really needs toasting so making a raisin type bread is very good thinking. 

[judydawn]

I have successfully made this one today - sultana bread version.  Looks pretty insipid when you finish steaming it but have just toasted myself a piece and it is excellent.  Smells like Easter buns in the house at the moment. Found a novel place to put the dough to rise in this not so hot weather.  I time it perfectly with unloading the dishwasher, stays warm in there for quite a while and the dough had no trouble rising at all. 

[brazen20au]

BRILLIANT thinking judy!

[Thermomixer]

Here, here - I remember Doyle's had a recipe for cooking fish in the dishwasher - never tried it and it never appealed using all that water and power to cook some fish.  But this is good thinking and environmentally friendly. 

Just hope that the chlorine smell from the dishwashing powder has dissipated before I try it.

[Tenina]

It will change the texture of the overall loaf, but try steaming your bread in the varoma as directed before throwing it into a piping hot oven on a pizza stone for an awesome 'French' style finish on your bread...see my post http://cravepublishing.com/steamovencooking/2009/01/perfect-french-sticks-or-batons-francais-parfaits/ for more details. You will never eat ordinary old baked bread again!!

[bron]

Tenina
Does this really have to be done on Pizza stone? Have never seen one! Not here in Spain!
Could it not be varoma and then hot oven in a ceramic dish, like we use here in Spain to make cazuelas etc?

[Harmony]

Oh, my, sounds great, and my dishwasher is just finishing, and DH has been asking for hot cross buns (despite the fact we don't celebrate easter )

[Thermomixer]

Tenina
Does this really have to be done on Pizza stone? Have never seen one! Not here in Spain!
Could it not be varoma and then hot oven in a ceramic dish, like we use here in Spain to make cazuelas etc?

Should be fine in the ceramic dishes used for cazuelas, pil-pil etc. The idea of the pizza stones is just to have a heat sink that mimics the base of a stone pizza oven.  They have the same texture as the base of the cazuelas.  (may be turn them upside down?)

Put some semolina or polenta on just before placing the bread on to reduce sticking.

A link for some info on the stones http://www.petersofkensington.com.au/Product/ProductInfo.aspx?code=670337

[meganjane]

Another way to raise dough is to put it in a bowl in the car if your car happens to be parked outside!

I did this today with the Milk Buns and the dough rose beautifully.

[Thermomixer]

Forgot about that tip - even on "cold days" it seems to be warm in the car if the sun is out.

Not good with the 40 degree days we had . . .  but otherwise . . .

    THANKS.

[Tenina]

Not pizza stone is fine if you can get your oven hot enough, it is really just to give you a lovely crispy base!

[cookie1]

I made the Varoma Raisin Bread this afternoon. It was quite a laugh as I put it in a bowl that was too small for it, so we ended up with mushroom shaped bread. I took a photo and will try to post it tomorrow so you can all have a chuckle.
The taste was amazing and needless to say we all had toasted varoma raisin bread for afternoon tea.
Great recipe-if you put it in the right size bowl.

[Thermomixer]

 so we ended up with mushroom shaped bread.

I remember making a choc-chip panettone once and the same happened - all looked fine and I was so pleased, until it started erupting over the sides in the oven.