Crusty Ube Bread - A No Knead Version
This Crusty Ube Bread is probably the easiest bread you will make. All you need are just 5 ingredients. Oh and it requires no kneading.
Servings: 2 Ube Loaves
Equipment
- Sauce Pan
- Large Bowl
- 2 Clean kitchen towels
- 2 Dutch Ovens with lids or 9 inch cake pans
- Foil if using cake pans
Ingredients
- 16 oz Ube Puree
- 4 ½ Cups Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 2 Cups Water
- 1 Packet Active Yeast
Instructions
- If you are using frozen ube puree it will be very watery when you defrost it. So you will need to cook out the water before using it. To do that place the defrosted ube puree in a small sauce pan and turn the heat to medium low. Stir for about 5-7 minutes until the water evaporates and you have a more stiffer Ube puree.
- Transfer to a bowl and cool fully on the counter.
- To make the Ube Bread dough mix together the flour and salt.
- In a separate bowl add the yeast to the warm water and leave to sit and get active.
- Once the ube puree is cool, add it to the flour and salt mixture. Using clean hands mix together the Ube and flour. Just until you get fine crumbs with a few chunky pieces. Make sure all the ube is coated with flour.
- Add the water and yeast mixture to the ube mixture and mix until you get a shaggy dough. Leave to rest for about 10 minutes.
- Mix the dough again until it's all fully hydrated. It will be very wet and sticky. That is okay! Cover with a moist towel and place in the refrigerator overnight.
- The next day take the dough out of the refrigerator and leave on the counter top for 1 hour to get to room temperature.
- Once the dough is at room temperature dust your work surface with lots of flour. Dump the dough in the middle.
- Cut the dough in half and form each half into a ball.
- I used dutch oven lined with parchment paper to bake mine in. If you don't have a dutch oven you can also use a cake pan lined in parchment paper.Transfer the formed balls into separate dutch ovens or cake pans. Cover each with a kitchen towel and leave to rise for 45 minutes. While it's rising pre-heat your oven to 400F.
- Once the dough has doubled use a knife to cut a cross across the top of the risen dough. This will help the bread to puff up more during baking.Cover with the lid. If you are using a cake pan cover it with foil.Bake the bread for 30 minutes with the lid/cover on. Take off the lid and bake for a further 20 minutes to get a nice brown crust.
- Once the Ube bread has baked and browned transfer to a wire rack to cool fully.
- To serve slice and serve with butter and your choice of spreads.
Notes
If you are using fresh ube steam it first until it is super soft and mash until there are no lumps. Leave to cool fully before adding to the flour.