Caraway sticks with bacon

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 320 g wheat flour type 1050
• 30 g tapioca flour
• 1 tbsp caraway seeds
• 1 tsp black pepper, from the mill
• 12 g dry yeast
• 175 g water, lukewarm
• 6 g salt or beef broth
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp oil (frying oil, see text)
• 300 g bacon, in long slices
• 4 tbsp sunflower oil for frying
• 20 g caustic soda (baker’s lye)
• 3 tbsp water
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp egg white
• n. B. Caraway
• n. B. Sesame, white
• n. B. flowers and leaves

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours

A delicious snack for a regulars’ table.

Fry 10 bacon strips (30 g) in the sunflower oil on one side until fragrant. Then use the cooking oil for the dough. Roll up the bacon strips and quarter the rolls. Mix all ingredients, from wheat flour to dry yeast, well. Dissolve the salt and sugar in lukewarm water. Knead the water with the flour mixture until a crumbly dough forms. Add the cooking oil while kneading and knead for another 10 minutes until a smooth dough forms. Depending on the flour’s ability to swell, an additional 1-2 tablespoons of water may be needed. Let rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk the egg whites with the salt and water to form an egg white solution. Mix the ingredients for sprinkling the sticks. Knead the dough briefly and divide into 10 equal portions. Roll each portion out into a flatbread. Place these flatbreads horizontally in front of you, place the narrow bacon strips on the bottom edge, and roll the flatbreads into sticks. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Let rise for another 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C (top/bottom heat). Brush the stalks twice with the lye solution and a soft brush. The second time, sprinkle the stalks with a mixture of caraway and sesame seeds. Place in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes. When the stalks are light brown, remove from the oven and brush with the egg white solution. Return to the oven and bake for about 10 minutes.