"Chessboard" bread with carob, dates, almond milk

[Bread is a starchy product and people who are overweight can easily put on those extra pounds. Yeast-free fortified bread is another matter. Bread itself is a multivitamin universal product, a person can live quite a long time, eating only one bread and water. A more versatile product has not yet been encountered in history. The complete absence of bread in the daily menu may well affect the human nervous system, his emotional background and the immune system.The main source that regulates our nervous system is vitamin B. Vitamin B protects the body from external influences and stress. Nutritionists all over the world claim that white bread made from premium flour has an increased amount of calories and starch. From the constant use of baking, blood sugar levels drop. A person feels hunger and, as a rule, eats more, accordingly overeats. If you cannot imagine your life without a tasty, aromatic, rich roll, then choose bread with various natural additives, for example, such as in this bread ...]

"Chessboard" bread with carob, dates, almond milk

Category: Special bread

Ingredients
wheat-rye sourdough, or 1 tsp. (6 g) dry yeast	50 g
for sourdough
wheat flour	25 g
warm water	25 ml
white dough:
half leaven
almond milk or any other	90 ml
butter	25 g
sugar	2-4 st. l.
salt	pinch
vanilla	on the tip of a knife
wheat flour	100 g + ~ 30 g per pack
filling for white dough:
dates	9-11 pcs
dark chocolate	9-11 cubes (50 g)
dark dough:
half of the leaven
almond milk or any other	90 ml
butter	25 g
sugar	2-4 st. l.
salt	pinch
vanilla	on the tip of a knife
carob or cocoa	3 tbsp. l.
premium wheat flour	70 g + ~ 30 g per pack
filling:
almonds (I have cake after preparing milk)	~ 100 g
honey or sugar	50 g

Cooking method

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• 1. Prepare the starter culture 4-6 hours before kneading the dough. (wheat-rye sourdough, who is interested in my recipe (see rye sourdough 3 point): https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&topic=41.0, the first batch is also on rye flour, and already ready \ .html "I refresh \" flour 30/70% rye / wheat flour).
• Measure 50 g of sourdough from the refrigerator, add 25 ml of water and 25 g of premium flour, leave warm.
• If you decide to make a dough with yeast, then just look at the packaging for the way of using yeast, usually they are simply added along with the flour.
• Also soak dates in water for a few bolts. So that the dates are completely covered with water.
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• 2. Divide the finished starter into 2 parts and knead 2 doughs in different bowls:
• You can see the recipe for making almond milk here: https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&topic=417602.0
• Dilute the starter with milk (room temperature or warm).
• Add room temperature soft butter and all other ingredients.
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• Stir well and, gradually adding flour, knead a soft, slightly sticky dough. Place it in a greased bowl and brush a little on top to keep it from drying out. Cover the bowls with cling film and set for 1.5 hours (if yeast-based - 1 hour) in a warm place.
• 3. Filling for white dough:
• Dates (do not forget to remove the seeds (:) and chop the dark chocolate in a blender or in a meat grinder.
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• For dark dough:
• Mix almond cake with honey or sugar, if you use whole almonds - chop in a blender, you can soak it for several hours in order to become softer.
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• After raising the dough, knead it lightly on a floured surface.
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• Next, divide each dough into 8-12 pieces (depending on the shape).
• Roll each part of the dough into a bun, and then knead or roll into a small cake to place the filling (1 tsp each). And collect the cake in a bag, and then roll it back into a ball.
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• Stagger the white and brown dough balls into a baking dish: I have 2 layers of 12 balls each.
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• 4. Leave it warm for 2-4 hours (yeast dough about 1-2 hours).
• it took me three hours, in the photo after 2 hours and after 3 hours:
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• 5. I baked the bread in an oven preheated to 230 degrees with steam for 10 minutes, then pulled out a pan with water, reduced the temperature to 190 degrees, and baked for another 40 minutes, turned off the oven and left for another 5 minutes. Total 55 minutes.
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• 6. Transfer the finished bread to a cooling rack and cover with a towel.

Note

Bread is a starchy product and people who are overweight can easily put on those extra pounds. Yeast-free fortified bread is another matter.
Bread itself is a multivitamin universal product, a person can live quite a long time, eating only one bread and water. A more versatile product has not yet been encountered in history. The complete absence of bread in the daily menu may well affect the human nervous system, his emotional background and the immune system.The main source that regulates our nervous system is vitamin B. Vitamin B protects the body from external influences and stress.
Nutritionists all over the world claim that white bread made from premium flour has an increased amount of calories and starch. From the constant use of baking, blood sugar levels drop. A person feels hunger and, as a rule, eats more, accordingly overeats. If you cannot imagine your life without a tasty, aromatic, rich roll, then choose bread with various natural additives, for example, such as in this bread ...
Useful properties of bread components:
Carob
Carob is often referred to as the chocolate alternative, meaning of course the cocoa alternative. At the same time, carob differs significantly from cocoa, both in taste and in useful properties.
Carob is a tropical legume native to the Mediterranean that is capable of growing in very dry climates and does not complain. Carob trees have recently been grown in Australia. The carob tree can produce fruit for up to 100 years. Carob tastes pretty good. Bittersweet. Sweeter than cocoa, but the taste in the mouth is slightly bitter and slightly astringent. Interestingly, the whole carob pod is edible, unlike cocoa, only the grains of which can be eaten.
The calorie content of carob is almost 2 times lower than cocoa, at the same time, a large number of carob calories come from sugar.
Carob contains 10 grams. fiber per 100 gr. product, which means that carob, like cocoa, is able to lower blood cholesterol levels. Carob contains vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6 D and E. Carob is also a good source of calcium (3 times more than cocoa), it also contains iron, magnesium, potassium, copper, manganese and selenium.
Carob is a phenolic antioxidant and has antibacterial properties. Carob is also used medicinally to treat diarrhea and vomiting, especially in children and babies.
Carob is free of caffeine (great news for kids) and theobromide, the very substances cocoa is “scolded” for. Carob is not addictive, has a positive effect on the digestive system, and promotes weight loss. He is also credited with healing properties for asthma and allergies, colds and sore throat.
Almond considered a natural sedative, it helps to cope with stress, is very useful for asthenic conditions and insomnia. Eating sweet almonds accelerates the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, normalizes stool, providing a mild laxative effect.
Dates - it is fruit, food, medicine, and sweetness.
They are extremely beneficial for health due to their content of plant fiber, saccharides, proteins, vitamins, mainly B group, minerals such as calcium, sodium, potassium and iron.
The main component of dates is sugar in different forms: sucrose (food sugar) and glucose (fruit sugar). These saccharides are considered the main sources of energy for the human body.
Like most plant foods, dates are cholesterol free. Many nutritionists recommend using it instead of sweets. Doctors have found that low blood sugar often leads to the fact that a person experiences an exorbitant feeling of hunger, and after eating just a few dates, the feeling of hunger disappears.
Dates are an amazing fruit, which in many countries is credited with the properties of improving health and prolonging life.
Dates are rich in glucose and fructose, which are quickly absorbed by the body, as well as vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid). This combination of sugars and vitamin B5 gives the fruit of the date palm a very valuable property not only to quickly satisfy hunger, but also to restore physical strength, energy and freshness of the brain and nerves.
Dates are also rich in the essential amino acid tryptophan, which is also essential for optimal brain function and mental health, especially in old age.
Tryptophan prevents aging: a sufficient amount of it in food allows you to stop the aging process of cells. In addition, thanks to tryptophan, dates have a mild sedative and hypnotic effect.
In addition to tryptophan, dates also contain another amino acid, glutamine, which prevents heartburn by neutralizing excess stomach acid.
Due to its rich chemical composition, dates can be recommended for people who are weakened after serious illnesses, overwork, stress. They are an excellent general tonic for those engaged in strenuous mental work.
Dates contain an incredible amount of minerals, salts and vitamins. The minerals in dates are very important for teeth. They are one of the building and strengthening substances of dental tissues.
The benefits of dates are clearly manifested in the treatment of heart and oncological diseases.
Dates are very beneficial for digestion, they have a cleansing effect on the digestive system.

Dear Anya! What a royal bread! What an unusual but workable one. I love your recipes because they are both original and workable.

Anechka, I'm in a culture shock! It is a masterpiece! Thank you for sharing such beauty!

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, Nikka, thank you! ...
You can't imagine how fragrant it is, and the dough with carob tastes like hematogen, I adore it

[Anyutka]

Anyutka, class later I will expose a friend to him

[NataliARH]

NataliARH, interesting...

how delicious it is! I love dates

yes too sweet for tea

[Anya]

AnyaI have no words - only feelings

Anechka, I would call such beauty not bread, but a festive cake. It should be great for tea.

[Natalia]

Natalia, thank you .. yes, I didn’t make it very sweet, and I love the sweet hour with milk - that’s everything together is definitely incomparable!

This is not bread, but a birthday bread cake !!!

I will try it! Looks very good! How much is stored?