Courgette And Mushroom Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 medium courgettes, grated
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, fine dice
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 100 g chestnut mushrooms, chopped
• 350 g strong plain flour
• 7 g sachet dried yeast
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon coarse sea salt, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 place the courgettes in a colander and sprinkle with 1 tsp of the salt. leave to stand for 20 minutes.
• 2 squeeze out as much water as possible, rinse and squeeze again.
• 3 fry the garlic and onion in 1 tbsp of the olive oil until softened. add mushrooms and cook until softened, then add courgettes and cook for another 2 minutes strain and set aside.
• 4 heat oven to 200c.
• 5 place flour, yeast, oil, 1 tsp salt, basil and the courgette mix. combine and make a well in the middle, add 125ml warm water and bring together to form a slightly sticky dough.
• 6 knead for 10 mins and shape into a ball. place on a greased baking tray. cover with oiled cling film and place in a warm place for 30 minutes.
• 7 remove film, brush bread with water and sprinkle with sea salt. bake for 40 minutes.
• 8 cool before serving.