Smokey Bean Soup & Homemade Bread

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Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • *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

Instructions
 

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.