Pogaca ala Zoran

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 400 ml water, lukewarm
• 1 ½ tbsp salt
• 30 g yeast, fresh
• ½ tsp sugar
• 125 g butter
• 1 kg flour (type 550)

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Rest time approx. 2 hours; Total time approx. 2 hours 45 minutes

a super delicious white bread that goes well with everything

This bread takes a little time, but it’s worth it! First, crumble 2/3 of a yeast cube into a bowl. Then add the salt and sugar to the crumbled yeast. Now mix the yeast with the salt and sugar until the yeast becomes liquid. Then add about 400 ml of lukewarm water and stir. Cover and let this mixture stand for 10-15 minutes (during this time, the yeast will literally enjoy itself! It will bathe in a warm sugar solution and be ready for later use). After this time, add some of the flour to the dough and stir until the dough is thick. Melt the butter in a small saucepan and stir it into the thick dough! Caution: Do not stir the butter into the dough when it’s too hot, otherwise the yeast will die! Add the remaining flour and knead by hand until you have a smooth dough (until the bowl is clean). If the dough is still too sticky, add a little more flour. Cover the dough and let it rise for 90 minutes. It should have risen beautifully after this time. Knead the dough thoroughly again, shape it into a round loaf, and place it on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Cut a cross into the loaf, then cover the dough and preheat the oven (190°C). While the oven is heating up, let the dough rise a little longer. The bread is ready when it turns golden yellow (but do the pierce test with a wooden skewer to check if the dough is really done!!!) Once the bread is baked, moisten a cloth and place it on the hot loaf for about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, the bread can be cut or, as we do, broken.