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    Basque Cornbread (Pain De Maïs)


    Source of Recipe


    Marla

    List of Ingredients




    Basque Cornbread (Pain De Maïs)


    1/4 cup honey
    3 cups water (warm 100-115 F, too hot will kill the yeast)
    4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (1/2 oz)
    4 1/2-5 cups bread flour
    3 cups cornmeal or polenta (plus extra cornmeal to dust baking sheet)
    1 tablespoon salt
    1/4 cup olive oil (plus olive oil to coat bowl)
    1 egg
    2 tablespoons milk


    Recipe




    In a large mixing bowl, whisk together honey, water, and yeast until smooth (1 minute); let stand in a warm spot until a thin layer of foam covers the surface (5-10 minutes).

    Add 1 cup of the bread flour and the cornmeal and salt; mix well.

    Cover bowl, and let dough rise for 1 1/2 hours.

    Stir in oil and 3 cups flour, scraping and folding until the dough comes away from sides of bowl and gathers into a single mass.

    Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic (10 minutes), adding flour as needed to keep dough from sticking.

    Lightly oil a large bowl, turning to coat all sides; transfer dough to bowl.

    Cover and let rise for 1 hour.
    Preheat the oven to 350°F.

    Punch dough down, cover, and let rise for 35 minutes.

    Lightly grease a baking sheet and dust with cornmeal if making rounds or grease 2 (9-inch) loaf pans if making loaves.

    Cut dough in half and shape each half into either a round or a loaf.

    Let dough rest, covered loosely with a towel, for 20 minutes.
    Beat eggs with milk to use as a glaze; brush dough with egg mixture.

    Bake until bread is browned and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom (50 minutes).

    Remove from pan and cool on rack.


 

 

 


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