Friday, May 14, 2010

Vegan Herbed Sesame & Cumin Seeds Braided Bread

I dont bother to make fresh bread loaves at home..I was quite familiar with bread baking nowadays at home and its quite like a game for me to make different variations in my home made breads, this time i tried this braided bread by adding sesame seeds and cumin seeds to give a zing to my usual herbed bread..This braided bread goes terrible prefect along with a cheese spread when served with a bowl of comforting warm soup..My family enjoyed each bite of this scrumptious bread and almost half of the bread vanished when they were still warm with cheese spread, we loved that much...Cumin seeds add a fabulous flavor to this bread and the dried parsley leaves i used in this bread goes awesome along with sesame and cumin seeds combo..I can say that this bread is also vegan as i used olive oil to prepare this bread and its completely egg free, a prefect bread even for vegetarian & vegan friends...

Herbed Sesame & Cumin Braided Bread

3cups Bread flour/All purpose flour
2tbsp Sesame seeds
1tbsp Cumin seeds
1tbsp Active dry yeast
1cup Luke warm water
1/4cup Olive oil
1tsp Salt
1/2tsp Sugar
1tbsp Dry parsley leaves

Add the active dry yeast to the luke warm water with sugar and salt, let them sit in a warm place for 5minutes, until the yeast turns foamy..Meanwhile mix together the bread flour, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, dry parsley leaves in a large bowl, add gradually the foamy yeast with olive oil and turn everything as soft and stiff dough..Grease a bowl and place the dough, let it sit for two hour in a warm place..

Preheat the oven to 350F,line a baking sheet over a baking tray, just grease slightly the baking sheet with olive oil..punch the dough down,divide them into 3 portions... roll them well to form as smooth balls..Roll each ball as thin ropes..braid the ropes together, press the dough nicely the both ends..Place the braided loaf on a greased baking sheet, brush them simply with olive oil....Bake them for 25-30 minutes until the crust turns brown..Let them cool for few minutes before serving...

Enjoy with any spread!!

47 comments:

Life is beautiful !!! said... Reply To This Comment

I wish I can have some :) Your description is superb !!!

Meena said... Reply To This Comment

super braided bread, priya!

Jiboombaa said... Reply To This Comment

Wow!! Braid looks perfect..I can see that how much you guys have enjoyed..
I too made a braided bread Yday.

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Niloufer Riyaz said... Reply To This Comment

Priya Bread supera irukku. pakum pode sapidanum pola irukku

Aps Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

M baking Pav... i will try it this way next time :) luks so gr8

kamala said... Reply To This Comment

Feel like tasting a piece looking great I love your baking recipes.

SathyaSridhar said... Reply To This Comment

Priya, braided bread rombha nalla shape ah vanthurukku paa nalla seithurukeenga shops la breads n rolls cheap ah kidaikkum aana namakku pidicha maadiri veetla bake panni saapadrathula irukku enjoyment ah thani...

Raks said... Reply To This Comment

Looks very beautiful! Nice recipe for the bread too Priya!

My Kitchen Antics said... Reply To This Comment

I can imagine how gorgeous it would have been fresh outta the oven and with the cream cheese melted on it...

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

looks lovely..beautiful braids..

MaryMoh said... Reply To This Comment

Wow...the braids are well done...beautiful! I'm sure it tastes very delicious. Thanks for sharing. MaryMoh at http://www.keeplearningkeepsmiling.com

Dershana said... Reply To This Comment

i like the simplicity of this recipe, priya. braids rombha azhaga vanthirukku.

Jayanthy Kumaran said... Reply To This Comment

Simply superb yaar...loved your fascinating recipe.

Hari Chandana P said... Reply To This Comment

yum yum yumm... looks inviting dear!!

Taste of Beirut said... Reply To This Comment

Priya

I have never made bread with cumin before! Beautiful loaves!

FH said... Reply To This Comment

Nothing is more satisfying than a home baked bread, looks great with cumin flavor. Enjoy the bread and the weekend too!:)

NKP said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely! I love cumin seeds and your braids are very pretty.
Thanks for doing the twist with us this month at BreadBakingDay!

Umm Mymoonah said... Reply To This Comment

Your Braid looks perfect Priya

Saju Sharfu said... Reply To This Comment

perfect braids!

Vaishali said... Reply To This Comment

The bread looks beautiful, Priya!

Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

what a perfectly baked bread,looks so good & delicious...

Indian Khana said... Reply To This Comment

Bread looks so gud Priya adding cumin n sesame is real cool...

Suja Manoj said... Reply To This Comment

Braids looks so perfect..home baked bread..love it.

Suji said... Reply To This Comment

Home made bread,,Sounds great Priya, perfect bake.fresh of fof the oven, heavenly

Love
Kairali sisters

Pavithra Elangovan said... Reply To This Comment

Beautiful braided bread..looks awesome...yummy!!!

Malar Gandhi said... Reply To This Comment

Bread looks awesome, you are a terrific cook:)

divya said... Reply To This Comment

wowww perfectly baked bread,looks so good & delicious...

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

Bread looks beautiful and flaky...

Shobha

M D said... Reply To This Comment

Ur bread looks fabulous! It's beautifully done too!

CurryLeaf said... Reply To This Comment

EXCELLENT Priya.Perfect Braiding.I am yet to bake for the event.Beautiful it looks

Madhuri Krishna Bhat said... Reply To This Comment

Priya Bread looks very cute. dont want to break them ;)

shahana said... Reply To This Comment

Looks so so so perfect!

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Priya,

Braided bread looks really nice and yummy. Home made bread is always tasty than store bought one.

Kiran said... Reply To This Comment

Braided bread looks very delicious.

Suma Gandlur said... Reply To This Comment

Just lovely!!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Perfect and lovely braided bread!!

Simplyfood said... Reply To This Comment

Perfectly baked bread looks wonderful.

Ammu said... Reply To This Comment

Priya u r simply suberb. Lovely bread.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Wow, they look so good, specially because of braiding. Love it.

Shabitha Karthikeyan said... Reply To This Comment

Perfect Looking Bread...

Shri said... Reply To This Comment

Braiding done so well, Priya! Perfectly baked too:)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely cuties:)I totally fell in love at first sight:)

Sayali said... Reply To This Comment

that looks just superb, fantastic, perfect, and excellent ..:) Great work chef Priya :)

Gita Jaishankar said... Reply To This Comment

Beautiful bread Priya...healthy and looks so perfect :)

Suma Rowjee said... Reply To This Comment

Warm bread sounds so inviting!!

AJ said... Reply To This Comment

Very nice Priya!! The braids are beautiful:)

Champa said... Reply To This Comment

Bread looks fab. Thanks for the entry.