Bread baskets with red rice flour

Is a centerpiece edible? Normally, no, it is not. But if you follow our bread basket recipe, here you can bring a decorative, tasty, crunchy and colorful element to the table. And if you also choose to use our flours (made from the processing of selected, controlled and husked wheat flour), to the features just mentioned, you need to add healthiness.

In addition, such a “dish” is ideal for celebratingan important occasion or a day of celebration, to be spent with friends and family.

And it is for this reason that we decided to share with you the ingredients and preparation (step by step) of this original dish.

Ingredients for 2 baskets (one 12 cm; the other 15 cm)

Preparation

First, dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Next, in a fairly large bowl, pour the flours (red rice and semolina), add thewater with the dissolved yeast and the salt. Knead, until the mixture is smooth.

At this point, make17 “balls” of about 10 grams in weight from thedough . With a rolling pin, roll them out well and form small strips, to set the smallest basket — the 12-centimeter one.

Now, all you have to do is line an aluminum mold with foil and arrange the first strips crosswise. The next two, on the other hand, arrange them diagonally.

Insert the other strips between each piece, alternating. Finish the weave and create a border by wrapping two strips around themselves and applied to the basket.

Bake at 180°Cfor 45 minutes in a preheated oven.

Once the baking is finished, before you turn the basket upside down and fill it with all kinds of treats, remember to let it cool.

NB → You can make these delicious, single-serving bread baskets. Or, make them larger and use them for salads, as a container for bread and breadsticks, or as a flowery centerpiece. For the latter scenario, however, insert inside the basket, the classic florist’s sponge and line it with plastic wrap. Next, distribute flowers and herbs as well.

Thanks to Elena of Cucinama.