Polka bread

Once a week, I will prepare a bread for the weekend. The Polka bread has a special lattice cuts (similar as a Polka dance moves) and a flat shape which make it easy to break just with your hands.

Making bread can be treaky but the reward of having a hot and fresh bread to eat compensate for the somehow long process.





Levain ready (just water + bread flour + yeast) after 2 hours



















The dough has been kneaded for about 10 minutes and is ready to rise












The bread is shaped, cut and floured and ready to go to the oven using the Baker's peel.














Look great. The brown colors come from the caramelized sugar which is naturaly created during the baking process.


























The crumb should be airy like the bread from your favorite bakery.