• Blitz Bread

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  Apr 13
  Last week I mentioned that if I could only eat one food, it would be cheese. Well, my second choice would be bread - and really, if I could just eat cheese and bread, then I’d be a very happy girl!! The biggest problem with being a bread lover – besides the fact that I’d be very overweight if I ate as much of it as I’d like to – is that it usually takes a lot of time to make. Now that I’m a stay at home mom, I thought I’d have all the time in the world to bake and make bread, but most days, that is simply not the case.

  Now, this bread isn’t a “quick” bread, but it takes very little hands on time and is a cinch to make. And I love that it is very versatile – you can change up the herb mix to whatever you are feeling that day. In my bread, I used some herbs de provence and sprinkled the top with coarse sea salt and it was a lovely combination. This one will be a regular in our house!

  Blitz Bread
  adapted from King Arthur Flour – as found at My Kitchen Cafe

  1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) warm water
  3 tablespoons (1 1/4 ounces) olive oil (plus additional for drizzling)
  1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  3 1/2 cups (14 ¾ ounces) all-purpose flour
  1 tablespoon instant yeast
  1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  3 teaspoons dried herbs (I have an herb medley of oregano, basil, parsley and rosemary that I use)
  dried herbs for sprinkling
  

  Lightly grease a 9″ x 13″ pan, and drizzle 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil in the bottom.
  

  Combine all of the ingredients, except the dried herbs for sprinkling, and beat at high speed with an electric mixer for 60 seconds.
  

  Scoop the sticky batter into the prepared pan, cover the pan, and let it rise at room temperature for 60 minutes, till it is puffy.
  

  While the dough is rising, preheat the oven to 375°F.
  

  Gently poke the dough all over with your index finger.
  

  Drizzle it lightly with olive oil, and sprinkle with the dried herbs of your choice, if desired.
  

  Bake the bread till it’s golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.
  

  Remove it from the oven, wait 5 minutes, then turn it out of the pan onto a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
  

  To make cheese-stuffed bread: Add 1 cup crumbled feta cheese to the dough after it’s been kneaded for 60 seconds.

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  21 Comments

21 Responses to “Blitz Bread”

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   Anonymous said on April 13th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

   This looks great, thanks! I wonder if you could use this for sandwiches, kind of like a flatbread sandwich?

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   Ginny said on April 13th, 2009 at 5:20 pm

   I could live on cheese and bread, too… maybe with a little bit of chocolate for dessert! Looks great!

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   Rosa's Yummy Yums said on April 13th, 2009 at 5:21 pm

   I could feed on bread and cheese!

   That blitz bread looks gorgeous! You can’t go wrong with KAF!

   Cheers,

   Rosa

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   Laurie said on April 13th, 2009 at 5:35 pm

   I featured you over on Tip Junkie today. Thanks for the baby shower inspiration.

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   Abby said on April 13th, 2009 at 5:50 pm

   Are you sure I didn’t write this post?

   Because this woman could live on bread and cheese alone.

   Looks great! I’ve never heard of blitz.

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   glamah16 said on April 13th, 2009 at 6:00 pm

   Its almost like a Foccacia.Hope you had a great Easter with the baby and family.

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   Kristen said on April 13th, 2009 at 6:54 pm

   Bread would be my food of choice. I love bread – which is why my butt is the size of TX
   This looks a lot like my foccacia bread recipe. It is what I always turn to when I need bread in a jiffy!

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   Sara said on April 13th, 2009 at 7:14 pm

   There’s nothing better than homemade bread. Can’t wait to try this one!

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   Sylvie said on April 13th, 2009 at 9:47 pm

   Cheese and bread, now that’s an idea. I think I’d have to add pasta as well though.

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    Sophie said on April 13th, 2009 at 10:05 pm

    I adore bread too; bread AND cheese, even better. Making bread is time consuming, but I always tell myself it’s worth it. I bet this smelled heavenly while it baked, with those yummy spices especially!

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    Dawn's Recipes / Been There, Dawn That said on April 14th, 2009 at 12:21 am

    Oh, yum! Bread, cheese, and a glass of red wine. Does one need anything else to exist?

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    Elle said on April 14th, 2009 at 1:47 am

    Looks like a great foccicia type bread…love all the herbs!

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    kamailesfood said on April 14th, 2009 at 3:14 am

    This sounds like my kind of bread. Easy and tasty.

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    Elyse said on April 14th, 2009 at 5:29 am

    Mmm, this bread looks delicious. I love no-fuss yeast bread recipes. Fabulous! Cheese and bread sound like a great diet to me!

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    kat said on April 14th, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    A big slice of that dipped in olive oil, yummy

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    Maria said on April 14th, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    We’re hosting a pizza party on Sunday, maybe I will make some of this for an appetizer!

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    Michelle @ Find Your Balance Health said on April 14th, 2009 at 6:51 pm

    Nothing beats homemade bread! Not that I ever have any luck with it, but yours looks great!

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    Valerie said on April 14th, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    This sounds like my kind of easy bread. Not a lot of room for me to mess it up! And those black forest cookies below–yummmy.

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    Namine said on April 16th, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    thanks for the recipe! I made it and it was a big hit! Thanks

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    caralluma fimbriata said on April 22nd, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    That`s look really scrumptious!

    A marvelous idea/!!!

    thanks for sharing your recipe.!!!!

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    Holly said on July 7th, 2009 at 2:53 am

    This was delicious. Thanks for sharing it!

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