Day: August 26, 2018

Pan fry the sausage in olive oil. Slice lengthwise.

Cook the bacon. Once bacon is cooked, pat to remove excess grease.

While the bacon is cooking, prep your veg:
– wash & dice the tomatoes
– wash & slice the mushrooms
– wash the spinach leaves
– prepare the leeks (throw out dark green part, slice light green part, wash thoroughly)

Wilt spinach in the bacon grease. Keep aside.

Add olive oil. Sautée the leeks and mushrooms. Add the tomatoes.

Hollow out the bread-bowls, leaving a hole in the top about the size of a fried egg. Brush the insides with melted butter.

Once everything is cooked, layer the bacon, sausage, and veggies into the bread bowls. Sprinkle grated cheddar cheese. Crack a fresh egg on top. Season with salt and fresh cracked pepper.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350F/175C for 15 minutes (runny yolks) to 20 minutes (set yolks). Whites should be set.

Serve with really sharp knives.

520 g all-purpose flour
10 g kosher salt
1 packet instant yeast
500 ml warm tap water
5 g butter for greasing pan
60 ml olive oil divided
rosemary for seasoning
flaky sea salt

Prepare the dough:

In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, and yeast. Stir well. Add the warm water. Using a sturdy wooden spoon, mix until all of the flour is incorporated. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours.

Lightly butter two 9-inch cake pans. Line pans with parchment paper. Pour one tablespoon of olive oil into the center of each pan. Using oiled hands, divide dough in half with a large spoon or rubber spatula and place one piece of dough in each pan, turning to coat with oil. Tuck edges of dough underneath to form a rough ball. Cover each pan tightly with plastic wrap and allow the dough balls to rest for 2 hours depending. The dough should cover most of the pan.

Bake:

Preheat oven to 215C with a rack positioned in the center of the oven.

Drizzle another tablespoon of oil over each round of dough. With oiled fingers, using both hands, press straight down and create deep dimples that go all the way through the dough (in other words, you’ll actually be making deep holes.) If necessary, gently stretch the dough as you dimple to allow the dough to fill the pan.

Sprinkle tops with rosemary and flaky sea salt.

Transfer the pans to the oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 200C. Bake for 22 to 28 minutes, until the tops are golden and the undersides are crisp. Remove pans from the oven. With a metal spatula remove bread rounds from the pans and transfer to a cooling rack.

Serve warm or allow to cool completely then store in a zippered bag.