Tri-Colour, Tri-Flavoured Sandwich Bread Loaf
This sandwich loaf is not only Tri-Colored, but it’s Tri-Flavoured also. With spiciness of chilli and turmeric and nutrition of spinach puree, this sandwich loaf is must-try.
Equipment
- 9 inches x 4 inches baking loaf tin
Ingredients
Ingredients for White Bread
- 100 grams All-purpose flour
- 1 gram Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Milk powder
- 4 grams Fresh Yeast (You can use 2 grams of powder yeast)
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 tbsp lukewarm water (For activating yeast)
- 65 ml milk (at room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon Refined Oil
Ingredients for Saffron Bread
- 100 grams All-Purpose Flour
- 1 gram salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried milk powder
- 4 grams Fresh Yeast (You can use 2 grams of powder yeast)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
- 1 teaspoon Kashmiri Red chilly (Degi Mirch)
- 1 tablespoon Lukewarm Water For activating yeast
- 65 ml water to knead the dough
- 1 teaspoon Refined Oil
Ingredient for Green Bread
- 100 grams All-Purpose Flour
- 1 gram Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Dried milk powder
- 4 grams Fresh Yeast (You can use 2 grams of powder yeast)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1.75 cups Fresh Spinach leaves (will make about 65-70 ml of Spinach Puree/ paste)
- 1 tbsp Lukewarm Water (to activate the yeast)
- 1 tsp refined oil
Instructions
Method for White Bread
- In 1 tablespoon lukewarm water, add yeast and sugar. Keep it aside to activate the yeast.
- In another bowl, sieve flour, salt and milk powder and mix it.
- Add yeast mixture in the bowl of dry ingredients and then add 65 ml water.
- Knead a soft dough of this. Add the oil and knead again.
- Keep the White dough in a greased bowl. Cover it and let it prove for about 15-20 minutes or till it’s slightly risen.
Method for Saffron Bread
- In 1 tbsp lukewarm water, add yeast and sugar. Keep it aside to activate yeast.
- In a saucepan, heat 65 ml along with turmeric and Degi Mirchi. The water will become saffron coloured.
- In another bowl, sieve flour, salt and milk powder and mix it.
- Add yeast mixture in the bowl of dry ingredients and then add the saffron-colored water.
- Knead a soft dough of this. Add the oil and knead again.
- Keep the saffron dough in a greased bowl. Cover it and let it prove for about 15-20 minutes or till it’s slightly risen.
Method for Green Bread
- In 1 tbsp lukewarm water, add yeast and sugar. Keep it aside to activate yeast.
- Make the spinach puree by taking 3.75cups of spinach leaves and just enough waterto grind it into a smooth paste.
- In another bowl, sieve flour, salt and milk powder and mix it.
- Add yeast mixture in the bowl of dry ingredients and then add spinach puree.
- Knead a soft dough of this. Add the oil and knead again.
- Keep the Spinach dough in a greased bowl. Cover it and let it prove for about 15-20 minutes or till it’s slightly risen.
Assembling the Tri-Coloured Breads
- After all three doughs are proved, do a knock back to de-gas the dough.
- Shapeeach dough in a log or rectangle.
- Place Spinach dough first. Add the rectangle of white dough on top of spinach dough. Lastly, add the rectangle of Saffron dough on top of white dough.
- In a greased loaf tin. Add the layered dough and let it prove till risen or doubled in size.
- Bakethe Tri-Colored Spinach and Spice Sandwich bread in a pre-heated oven at 200 degree for 25-30 minutes.
- De-mould the bread as soon as its baked and cool completely.
Notes
- Make the spinach puree by adding just a little bit of water to make it into a paste.
- Be careful when using red chilli powder. The recipe mentioned Kashmiri Chilli powder which is good for its colour. To add more spiciness in the dough, please add 1 teaspoon of regular chilli powder.