Tutti frutti and coconut flakes bread recipe

Love baking bread these days and today a jar of tutti frutti and a jar of coconut flakes tempted me to bake this bread. I used whole wheat flour for this bread.

Initially I used to find it difficult to bake bread using just whole wheat but now have got the hang of it! And doesn’t get terrified for not using maida. The trick is you have to make sure that the dough is wet enough. As I have always said in my previous bread posts the bread dough should be wet enough to get a softer bread. As a secret I would also say don't blindly follow the recipe but follow your instincts.

I have a reason to say this, as even the texture of the flour changes from packets, brands, batches and so on.

So don’t worries if your dough happens to be mushy...be happy that you get softer dough provided you have good quality yeast to react with

Was doubtful whether to blog this crazy recipe but when husband returned from office he was gobbling it one by one along with tea and that made me decide, yes i should blog this recipe .. lol 

Now onto the recipe

Ingredients

Whole wheat four - 2 cups

Yeast - 1tspn

Olive oil - 2-3 tbsp.

Sugar - 1tbspn

Salt - 1 tsp.

Water – 1.5 cups

Tutti Frutti -1/2 cup to 1 cup (I have used 1 cup)

Coconut flakes - 1/2 cup to 1 cup (I have used 1 cup)

Method

• Take a huge mixing bowl and sift in the flour, add the yeast, sugar and knead using water. You could use your hands, fork or dough hook attachment of the egg beater for kneading the dough. Then add the salt and add the olive oil little by little and knead for about 10 minutes.  This dough will be quite watery, but worry not!
• Close the bowl with a lid or a towel and leave it to rise for about 0ne hour. You will see the dough has doubled in size. AT this stage add the tutti frutti and coconut flakes and mix it gently into the dough. Take a pan and spread out the dough evenly ( I use a silicon sheet ot spread out the dough) and press out using olive oil smeared palm.
• Preat heat the oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 20 minutes and meantime the dough will rise.
• Once the oven is hot, place the tray in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes until the top turns brown and you hear a hollow sound once you knock the bread.
• Remove the bread and let it cool on a wire rack.
• Slice the bread once the bread cools down.

Bake and enjoy with a nice cup of tea or coffee

Thanks 

Chaithanya