This product is valued in different countries, it is everywhere made from the same flour, but its taste is different. It all depends on the recipe and the features of baking. It has been baked in Russia since ancient times, but what is hearth bread? How is it different from other pastries? You will learn about this and much more in this article.

Hearth bread - what is it

Hearth bread is a Russian name meaning that baked goods are made without a mold. It turns a round loaf.

The bottom of the Russian stove used to be called "under", hence the name.

It took at least 3 hours to warm up the baking oven. Then large coals were moved inland, and fine ash and dust were brushed off with a birch broom. Loafs on a sheet crushed with flour were put in an oven and baked.

Now there are many new possibilities for baking bread. There were bread machines and crock-pots. In the store you can buy wheat and rye hearth bread. Or bake a delicious, fragrant loaf with a golden crust at home on your own.

The composition, calorie content and nutritional value of the product

Bread is a high-calorie product. In a white loaf contains 265 kcal per 100 g, in rye 100 kcal less. The nutritional value of these types of baking is also different. The value of white bread, despite the high calorie content, is that it does not irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa. Therefore, he is advised to eat for those who have gastritis, ulcers, gastroduodenitis and other diseases.

The nutritional value of bread is determined by the energy and biological value of the constituent components, the content of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, mineral salts and other useful substances.

All types of bread are carbohydrate foods.

The leader in the content of trace elements is hearth rye bread, the composition of which (portion 100 g) includes the daily rate of Mn, half the rate of Na, Cl, Fe, Cu, Ph. In white bread more than in rye, protein and B vitamins, there is selenium and calcium.

The benefits and harms of hearth bread

The history of bread has 15 thousand years. The people have many good proverbs and sayings about him. Bread is considered a universal food that can satisfy half the daily need for carbohydrates and a third in protein. Some people, eating only bread and water, maintain good health for many years.

 

Whole grain bread has many B vitamins that protect the nervous system from stress. Bread is one of the most respected foods of all time. Not a single meal of our ancestors could do without it. Many were taught in childhood to take care of bread, not to throw it away.

There are also vitamins of youth in bread - A and E. One loaf contains a half table of Mendeleev - Zn, Mg, Mn, I, Se and other mineral elements.

There are enriched varieties of bread - on whey with vitamins and minerals. They cost a little more than ordinary loaves, but are in demand by customers.

However, not all bread benefits the body. White wheat bread made from premium flour is considered the least healthy. After its use, blood sugar sharply increases, and then it drops sharply. This exacerbates hunger.

Much more useful for those who are on different diets, watching their health and figure, gray or black bread. It is made from a mixture of wheat and rye flour. The body digests it longer and therefore does not feel hungry for a long time. It has many useful substances - trace elements, mineral salts, fiber for the proper functioning of the intestine.

Whole grain bread is also good for digestion. It is darker in color than wheat, with frequent interspersed grains. Many confuse bread with cereals and whole grains. The first difference is that it is made from ordinary flour, and corn, oats, rice, rye, barley or millet are added to it.

A complete rejection of starchy foods can lead to depression, a breakdown and irritability. You need to eat it in moderation. The daily norm is 150 g of gray or black bread, 1 slice for each meal.

How to bake hearth bread at home

  1. Dry yeast, honey are dissolved in a small cup, and everything is poured with a warm liquid. Sift flour into a bowl, put salt, and pour dissolved yeast. Add olive or regular vegetable oil. Knead the dough.
  2. It is convenient to knead using a special mixer. Do this for about 8 minutes.
  3. When the dough becomes homogeneous, it is carefully collected in a bowl, placed in a bowl where mixing took place, covered and left to rise. The volume of the test increases at least 2 times.
  4. The rising dough is mixed for several seconds. They are laid on a board sprinkled with flour, divided into parts. A loaf is formed from each piece.

Formed products are placed on a baking sheet covered with paper. In restaurants and in production, a hearth furnace is used for baking; at home, an oven.

Classic recipe in the oven

The proposed baking recipe, proven in practice and the simplest. The amount of each ingredient in it can be reduced as you wish.

Products:

  • 1200 ml of water;
  • 45 g of salt;
  • 2 kg of flour;
  • 100 g of vegetable oil;
  • 50 g of sugar;
  • 30 g of yeast.

Cooking process:

  1. Mix all the products from the recipe. Water is preheated to 40 ° C.
  2. Kneading the dough, put it to rise for 2 hours in a warm place.
  3. The dough will increase in size by about 3 times.
  4. It is divided into equal pieces of 600 g.
  5. Hands form on the board round loaves and bake.

Cooking pumpkin bread in a bread machine

This method of preparation is very convenient, you do not need to knead the dough many times, monitor the baking time - the machine will do everything by itself. It remains only to put the products in the right proportion.

 

Complete with each bread machine there is a collection of recipes of various pastries. Try to cook one of the interesting and healthy types of bread with pumpkin.

Products

  • 190 ml of water (t 40 ° C);
  • 100 g of grated pumpkin;
  • 450 g of flour;
  • 1.5 tsp salts;
  • 2 tbsp. l Sahara;
  • 2 sec l milk powder;
  • 1 sec l butter;
  • 1 tsp vanilla sugar;
  • 2 tsp dry yeast;
  • 50 g of fried pumpkin seeds.

Cooking:

  1. The shape of the bread machine is greased before starting baking with vegetable oil.
  2. Lay products in the order specified in the recipe.
  3. Include a program for baking basic bread.
  4. Seeds are added after the first beep.
  5. The bread is allowed to cool slightly and removed from the mold.

The finished loaf will weigh about 750 g.

In a slow cooker

Such bread with flax grains and sunflower seeds does not crumble, it turns out with a crispy, golden crust.

Products:

  • 300 ml of water;
  • 1.5 tsp salts;
  • 1 tbsp. l Sahara;
  • 2 tbsp. l vegetable oil;
  • 1.5 tsp yeast
  • 400 g flour 2 grades;
  • 1 tbsp. l toasted seeds;
  • 1 tbsp. l flax.

Stages of preparation:

  1. Yeast, sugar, salt are dissolved in a warm liquid.
  2. Add flour, seeds and flax seeds, oil.
  3. Mix everything with a silicone spatula.
  4. The dough turns out like a thick porridge, not solid.
  5. It is transferred to the greased multicooker bowl and leveled.
  6. Select the function "bread machine" so that the dough has time to come up.
  7. After 3 hours, the bread is ready. The loaf above is light, but it’s not scary, - inside it was well baked. They immediately get it, and shift it to cool on the grill.

White hearth bread

Oven white bread recipe

Products:

  • 400 g flour;
  • 150 ml of warm milk;
  • 100 ml of water;
  • 7 g (1 tsp) of dry yeast;
  • 1/2 tbsp. l Sahara;
  • 1/4 Art. l salts;
  • 2 tbsp. l vegetable oil.

Stages of preparation:

  1. Yeast is dissolved in warm milk. Leave for 15 minutes to rise.
  2. Sift the flour, add yeast, salt, oil and water to it.
  3. Knead the dough on the table for 5 to 10 minutes so that it does not stick to your hands.
  4. They are put in dishes greased with vegetable oil, put in a warm place for 1 hour. The dough should rise more than twice.
  5. Form round movements with gentle movements, put on a greased baking sheet for 30 minutes.
  6. Bake in a hot oven (200 ° C) until cooked, making top cuts to allow steam to escape. To form a delicious crust on bread, you can put a small bowl of water on the bottom of the oven.
  7. The finished loaf is taken out of the oven and covered with a towel - let it cool.

What does hearth bread mean in the diet of modern man? It is difficult to give a definite answer to this question. The abundance of products has led to a decrease in its role in nutrition. However, it would be nice to remember the good traditions of the ancestors, when bread in Russia was the head of everything.

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