Tricolor bread

You "knead" to bake to celebrate World Bread Day !!! World bread day is an international observance celebrated on October 16 every year. It was initiated  by the International Union of Bakers and Confectioners. Baked this tricolor bread to celebrate World bread day 😊.

This tricolor bread is made from scratch using basic white bread recipe . No artificial colors used in this 😊.  I used green chutney , schezwan chutney to prepare green and orange colored dough respectively. Bread has got dual flavors , desi green chutney n   videshi  schezwan  !!! Excited to do more experiments with the swirls , colours and flavours.

This recipe is a keeper !!!

Do try these easy recipes

  Garlic bread , Pav - ladi pav , White sandwich bread , Paalak paneer stuffed bread ,

cinnamon butterflake rolls, cinnamon rolls ,soft garlic breadsticks ,Chocolate filled caterpillars

Ingredients

For white dough:

All purpose flour          1 &1/4 cup
Milk powder                 1 tbsp
Instant yeast                1/2 tsp
Sugar                             1 /2   tbsp
Salt                                 1/2 tsp
Olive oil                         1 tbsp
Lukewarm  milk         1/2 cup

For green dough:

All purpose flour         1 &1/4 cup
Milk powder                1 tbsp
Instant yeast               1/2 tsp
Sugar                            1/2 tbsp
Salt                                1/2 tsp
Olive oil                        1 tbsp
Green chutney            2 tbsp
Lukewarm  water      1/3 cup

For orange dough:

All purpose flour          1 &1/4 cup
Milk powder                 1 tbsp
Instant yeast                1/2 tsp
Sugar                             1/2 tbsp
Salt                                 1/2 tsp
Olive oil                        1 tbsp
Schezwan chutney     2 tbsp
Lukewarm  water      1/3 cup

Method


Knead the three colored dough by following method-

• Mix flour , milk powder, and salt.
• Dissolve sugar in lukewarm milk/ water.
• Add half cup of flour mix and yeast to lukewarm milk/ water and stir. 
• Gradually keep on adding flour mix.
• Add green chutney / schezwan chutney at this stage to make green and orange colored dough.
• Once all the flour is mixed in milk/water , start kneading the dough.
• It'll be sticky at first but add oil ,1/2 tbsp at a time, and continue kneading for 9-10 minutes.
• Water quantity depends on type of flour, weather condition.
• After 10 minutes the dough will be smooth, keep them  covered in separate greased bowl for first proof.... approx 1 hour or until it doubles up.
• Once doubled, punch the dough gently to remove air pockets.
• Roll all three into a rectangle of same size.
• Place the white dough on orange and then  green on white layer.
• Press it  with rolling pin gently ensuring the layers stick together.
• Starting from one side, start rolling it into a log tightly.
• Seam the edges and keep the log in greased tin.
• Keep it covered for 20 minutes for second proofing.
• Preheat the oven to 190° C.
• Brush the loaf with milk and cover the tin with lid.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Once done, brush butter on loaf and cover it with paper napkin or kitchen towel.
• Allow it to cool down and then wrap it in cling wrap and store in fridge for 4-5 hour.
• Slice it next day 😊