Austrian Snacks: Bread

Ingredients (one loaf)

500 g flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1 cube or sachet of yeast
100 g of nuts or seeds or olives or…
2 teaspoons of spices such as caraway, nutmeg, coriander and others (whatever you like)
500 mL of buttermilk (fermented, thick dairy)
OR 450 mL of normal milk and a shot of olive oil

What Austrian Bread is

As you might know, bread is the basis of most Austrian snacks and light meals. Baking is a big deal and pretty much the first thing an Austrian abroad will seriously miss is decent bread. When I lived in England, I used to bake my own bread occasionally. The recipe above is open to variation in the spices, seeds and nuts that you use. It is also very reliable - I managed to mess it up only once (using cumin and other inappropriate things). Generally, this is the quickest and easiest way to decent bread that I have found in countries with no proper bakeries.

How to make Austrian Bread

The easiest recipe ever: Warm the milk to body temperature and add the yeast. Add all other ingredients, make a smooth dough and let it sit in a warm place for some 20 to 30 minutes. Preheat the oven at around 190 degrees Celsius. Fill the dough into a small shape (I use a camping pot) and bake the bread for about 45 minutes. Take it out, let it chill, eat it. It doesn't get easier than this in the World of Breads.

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