Smokey Bean Soup & Homemade Bread
Smokey Bean Soup & Homemade Bread
- *Bean Soup Ingredients*
- 1/2 kg speckled beans
- 3 x Bay leaves
- 3 x Cloves Garlic
- 2 x Cups vegetable stock
- *Gravy for Soup Ingredients*
- ½ Cup Oil
- 1 x Large Onion
- 1 x Sachet of Tomato Paste
- 1 x Tablespoon Smoked Paprika
- 3 x Tablespoons Cake Flour
- *Bread Ingredients*
- Risen yeast mixture (wet ingredients)
- 1 10g sachet of yeast
- 1 x cup of warm water
- 1 x teaspoon of sugar
- Flour Mixture (Dry Ingredients)
- 7 x cups flour
- 1 x tablespoon of salt
- 2 ½ cups water
Bean Soup Directions
Soak beans overnight in water
Rinse beans
Add all ingredients together with 3L water
Bring to boil
Add the gravy to soup mixture
Simmer until beans are soft (2-2½ hours)
Add one teaspoon of salt
Add extra water as needed
Gravy Directions
Heat oil until hot, add chopped onions and stir until caramelized
Add 3 x tablespoons cake flour and let it brown slightly
Add sachet of tomato paste, mix thoroughly
When all combined and sizzling, add 1 x heaped tablespoon smoked paprika
Homemade Bread Directions
Combine all wet and dry ingredients together
First add risen yeast to flour mix and start kneading the dough and add remaing water while kneading
Knead for about 10 minutes until you get a medium mixture
Dough is ready when it starts separating from bowl
Cover bowl with cling wrap until it doubles in size (approximately 1 hour)
The mixture will make 2 loaves of bread.
