"Pandora" > wrote in message
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> In this period grapes are beautiful! So I have made this Polenta bread
> with grapes.
> Here are the pics:
>
> The ready bread
> http://i23.tinypic.com/wtarrq.jpg
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> A section
> http://i23.tinypic.com/2agtbme.jpg
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> The dough with grapes inside
> http://i21.tinypic.com/8x6iyf.jpg
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> In the baking pan ready for oven
> http://i24.tinypic.com/2e6hoxh.jpg
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>
> Hear is the recipe
>
> POLENTA BREAD WITH RED GRAPES
>
> Yield: 10 porzioni
>
> 100 gr polenta - (precooked)
> 400gr water
> 380 gr bread dough
> 400 gr red grapes
> bread flour - as needed
> coarse salt - as you like
> pepper - as you like
>
> Prepare the precooked polenta following the instruction on the package
> (with 100gr of polenta and 400 ml of water I have obatained about 380 gr
> of cooked polenta) and let it cool.
> On a rolling board, mix well the bread dough with the cold polenta. Add
> some flour (few at a time) and begin to work with spatula, because the
> dough is very sticky and soft. Add flour till you obtain a non stick dough
> (similar to the pizza dough). Make a ball; with a knife make a cross on
> the surface and put it in a bowl covered with kitchen film. Let it rest in
> a cool place for about 3 hours or more if necessary. You should obtain a
> double-rising.
> When it is rise, put it again on the rolling board and add the grapes. Mix
> well with your hand and put it in a baking pan (pressing it a little).
> Spread the surface with few salt grains and black pepper and let it rise
> (covered with a table cloth) for about one hour.
> Preheat oven at 200°C (400°F) . When it is ready put the bread inside and
> cook for about 35 minutes.
> Cheers
> Pandora


Fantastic looking bread, Pandora. Did you have freshly picked grapes?

Dee Dee