Panera Tomato Basil Bread
This bread uses sun dried tomatoes and basil to get that Mediterranean flavor without being overly complicated. Takes about 3 hours start to finish but most of that is just waiting for the dough to rise.
Ingredients
Ingredients (~8 servings)
- 3 cups bread flour
- 1 1/2 tsp fast-action yeast
- 1 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp tomato powder
- 1 1/2 tsp dried basil leaves
- 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes, drained and finely chopped
- 3/4 cup water, plus more if needed
Sweet Glaze Topping
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch salt
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp water
Instructions
- Sauté minced garlic in olive oil until golden brown, then set aside to cool.
- Sift flour into mixer bowl, add salt and yeast on opposite sides.
- Add remaining olive oil, sautéed garlic, basil, tomato powder, and sun dried tomatoes.
- Mix with paddle attachment, gradually add water until dough is slightly sticky.
- Knead with dough hook 6-7 minutes until it passes windowpane test.
- Shape into ball, place in greased bowl, cover and rise in warm place for 1 hour.
- Punch down dough, shape into log in 9x5 loaf pan, rise 45 minutes.
- Mix glaze ingredients until paint-like consistency.
- Bake at 400F for 25 minutes.
- Remove, brush with glaze, bake 5 more minutes until internal temp reaches 200F.
- Cool on wire rack for 1 hour before slicing.
Notes
Use warm oven for rising if house is cold. Add water gradually if dough seems dry.