Tiger bread

bake
Total: 2 hr 50 min. | Active: 30 min.
vegetarian

Allow me to introduce you to the irresistible tiger bread! This cult bread from the Netherlands with its crispy, caramelized crust that resembles tiger stripes is incredibly eye-catching and will elevate your baking to a whole new level. It's worth making your own tiger bread as it will awaken a genuine appreciation for good homemade food. This recipe is surprisingly simple – the bread is fluffy and buttery on the inside with a crunchy, attractive crust. Each step of the process – from the dough to its transformation in the oven – will bring great joy. Imagine the smell of freshly baked bread wafting through the kitchen and impressing your friends by serving up this homemade bread. What are you waiting for? Get baking – you'll be amazed!

Recipe by:
Sarah - Fragola & Limone

Ingredients

for 2 bread

Dough
500 g white flour
1 ½ tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
¼ cube yeast, crumbled
2 ½ dl milk
50 g butter, cut into pieces, soft
Tiger crust paste
100 g rice flour
1 dl water
5 g yeast, crumbled
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp oil
½ tsp salt

How it's done

Dough

Mix the flour, salt, sugar and yeast in a bowl. Add the milk and butter, knead for approx. 10 mins. to form a soft, smooth dough. Cover and leave to rise at room temperature for approx. 1½ hrs. until doubled in size.

Tiger crust paste

In a bowl, mix the flour with all the other ingredients up to and including the salt to form a smooth paste. Cover and set aside.

Shape

Halve the dough, shape the dough halves into balls and then into long, oval loaves. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper, brush with the paste. Cover and leave to rise again at room temperature for approx. 30 mins.

Bake

Approx. 20 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 220 °C. Briefly open the oven door after 5 mins. and close again. Remove the loaves from the oven, leave to cool on a cooling rack.

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