You must, must, MUST get the spinach dry! After defrosting, I placed the spinach in a kitchen towel and twisted it to wring out the liquid. Save that liquid for the bread! It's also a little wetter dough than I am used to, but after 4 to 5 minutes of kneading, it all came together.
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After the initial rising, I formed it into loaves which rose very quickly on the counter:
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Resist the temptation to cut this straight out of the oven! As it cools, it steams the crust into a nice chewy texture. Check out this crumb:
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It IS hearty and has a nice spinach flavor. You get a little bit of that salty feta in each bite as well. It made for the perfect panini!
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The little ones didn't even realize they were eating spinach...and I'm not going to tell them!
1 comment:
Nice bread! Yes, I agree - this is the perfect sandwich bread although I haven't tried making paninis with it yet. Thanks for the great tip!
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