BOTTLES BAKING GUIDE
Baker Jørgen Jespersen has many years of experience in bread and over 500 bread recipes behind him, and he has developed the unique recipes for Bottles by Malund. For Jørgen, it’s all about the flavour and ingredients because, with the right ingredients, a simple recipe can be the best. The professional baking recipes are written in straightforward everyday language – it couldn’t be simpler. Enjoy!
CHOKO SCONES
Baking instructions:
What you need: Butter, baking powder, buttermilk or milk
and eggs.
Empty the Bottle contents into a bowl. Chop 175 g cold butter.
Add the butter and lightly rub it into the Bottle contents. The butter does not need to be evenly distributed. Add 20 g of baking powder. Quickly stir 3 cups buttermilk or milk into the dough so the dough just sticks together. Roll out the dough on a floured table to 3 cm thickness. Cut squares in approx. 6×6 cm and place them on a baking tray with baking paper. Let them rest for 30 min. in room temperature.
Whisk an egg, a pinch of salt and 1 tsp. sugar together and brush it on all scones. Then bake for 15-20 min. at 200 ° C (not convection fan).
Tip: Enjoy the scones with cold butter. Scones taste the best in the first few hours after coming out of the oven.
CRISP BREAD
Baking instructions:
What you need: Rapeseed oil and baking powder.
Add 300 ml of water, 150 ml of rapeseed oil and 10 g of baking powder into the food mixer. Add the Bottle contents and mix for 5 min. Devide the dough into 2 portions. Take 2 pieces of baking paper and pour one dough portion onto one piece (do the same with the second dough portion after). Place the other piece of baking paper on top. By hand or with a rolling pin, press or roll it evenly. Remove the top piece of baking paper and cut the crispbreads into the desired sizes (e.g. 20 x 30 cm after which they are divided into 3 x 6 pieces). Bake for 20-25 min. at 180°C with the convection fan, so both are baked evenly until golden and crispy.
Tip: Sprinkle with poppy seeds or sesame seeds and sea salt before baking.
RED FOCACCIA
Baking instructions:
What you need: Yeast, oil and sea salt.
Dissolve 10 g of yeast in 550 ml of cold water. Add the Bottle contents.
Knead slowly for 5 min. Then add 3 tbsp. of olive oil, and knead the
dough for another 10 min. at a fast speed until the dough no longer sticks
to the sides of the bowl. Choose a bowl that is twice the size of the dough
and grease with oil before adding the dough. Put cling film over the bowl to avoid a hard crust (a tea towel does not work). Put the bowl in the fridge for at least 12-15 hours to cold prove.
Fast baking: Dissolve 20 g of yeast in 550 ml of lukewarm water (20°C). Knead for 10-15 min. until the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl (preferably use a food mixer) and leave it at room temperature for approx. 2 hours to prove.
Then pour the dough into a baking tray with baking paper greased with oil. Put a little oil on your fingers and press holes in the dough and leave it for approx. 30 min. at room temperature to prove. Sprinkle with sea salt and rosemary (either dried or whole fresh twigs). Then put the focaccia in the oven for 20-25 min. at 230°C (not convection fan). The longer it is baked, the crispier it becomes.
Tip: Use a baking form instead of a baking tray, the baking time is approx. 5-10 min. longer. Alternatively, use a meat thermometer, the bread must be 97°C in the middle You can garnish the focaccia with olives, cherry tomatoes or feta cheese.
CHIA RYE BREAD
Baking instructions:
What you need: Yeast.
Dissolve 6 g of yeast in 650 ml of cold water in a suitable
bowl (min. 3 L). Add the Bottle contents. Mix with a cooking
spoon until the mixture is the same consistency.
Cover the bowl with cling film. Leave the mixture to mature at room temperature for approx. 12-15 hours. The next day, stir the dough well with a cooking spoon and put it in a baking form (about 3 litres or about 30 cm). Cover with a tea towel and leave it for 30-45 min. to prove. Small bubbles form in the surface when the rye bread is properly proved. You can sprinkle the top of the rye bread with sesame seeds or rye flour. Put it in the oven at 260°C (not convection fan). Just after the rye bread is put in the oven, turn it down to 190°C. Bake for approx. 60 min. Use a thermometer and it is finished when the temperature in the middle of the bread is 95°C.
Tip: Add a little dark beer when mixing the dough instead of water, for example, 300 ml of beer and 400 ml of water.
CHIA BREAD
Baking instructions:
What you need: Yeast and oil.
Dissolve 7 g of yeast in 500 ml of cold water. Add the Bottle contents
and knead slowly for 5 min. and then fast for approx. 10 min. until the
dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl. Choose a bowl that is twice
the size of the dough and grease with oil before adding the dough. Leave it
for 2 hours at room temperature. Put cling film over the bowl to avoid a hard crust (a tea towel does not work). Put the bowl in the fridge for at least 12 hours to cold prove.
Fast baking: Dissolve 20 g of yeast in 500 ml of lukewarm water (20°C). Knead for 10-15 min. until the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl (preferably use a food mixer) and leave it at room temperature for approx. 2 hours to prove.
Sprinkle flour and maybe grains (black sesame/sunflower/linseed) on the kitchen table and carefully loosen the dough from the bowl and place it on the flour. Stretch the 4 sides of the dough and fold the sides into the middle like an envelope. Turn the dough over, so the join is facing downwards and place it on the baking paper. Leave it to prove for 20 min. before placing it in the oven. Bake for 35-40 min. at 230°C (not convection fan).
Tip: The dough can also be divided into smaller loaves and baked for 20 min. After 5 min. of baking, water can be sprinkled over the dough for an extra crisp crust on the bread. The bread is done if you tap the bottom and it sounds hollow. Alternatively, use a thermometer, the bread must be 97°C in the middle.
MUESLI GRANOLA
Muesli baking guide:
What you need: Oil.
Pour 50 ml of oil into a baking tray. Pour the Bottle contents into the baking tray and add 100 ml of water. Mix it all and distribute evenly over the whole baking tray. Toast for 50 min. at 160°C (not convection fan) and stir regularly during roasting.
Granola baking guide:
What you need: A ripe banana, coconut oil and an organic lemon.
Mash the ripe banana and put it in the roasting tray. Add 4 tbsp. of coconut oil and the peel from 1/2 the grated organic lemon.
Pour the Bottle contents into the baking tray and add 100 ml of water. Mix it all and distribute evenly over the whole baking tray. Toast for 50 min. at 160°C and stir regularly during roasting.
Tip: Add raisins/cranberries after toasting. Cool the muesli/granola
and put it in the Bottle.
