Easy Bread with Spices

Jalapenos are the most popular chile peppers in the US. This is probably due to the availability and versatility of the chile. Jalapenos have a balanced combination of flavor and heat.

The demand for these have caused breeders to develop a broad range of varieties. You can now get jalapenos with various heat level and sizes. These can be used in salsas, stuffed, or eaten straight with cheeseburgers (my personal favorite).

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Ingredients:

3 cups bread flour (or all purpose)
3/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp instant yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
Toppings:
8 cloves garlic, cleaned and sliced
2 jalapenos, seeded and chopped into smaller chunks
Sea salt
Olive oil

Instructions:

Pour warm water into a large bowl. Add the yeast and sugar and stir. Dump the flour into the bowl and mix with a wooden spoon until the mixture all comes together. The dough will be sticky and fairly wet. Put cling film over the top of the bowl. Cover with a kitchen towel and let it sit. If you find your kitchen too cold you can always wrap a towel around the bowl.

Prepare the toppings.

After about 12 hours, if you peek you will see the dough has more than doubled in size. It also is covered with lots and lots of bubbles. At this point take your dough scraper and cut it into quarters. This will be a little difficult as the dough will want to travel with the dough scraper. A little man-handling of the dough is perfectly alright.

Dust your baking sheet with flour. Run your hands under a tap. Pick up your first piece of dough. Gently stretching it just a little and put it on your baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining pieces. Dot the top of the bread with the toppings. Sprinkle with sea salt generously. Brush the tops with olive oil. Cover with saran wrap and then put a towel on top and let it sit for at least and hour till it rises again.

Pre-heat your oven to 450. Remove the towel and saran wrap. Pop the tray into the oven for 22 mins until the tops are a light golden color. Take the tray out and let it cool down for about 5 mins before you cut into it.