SPRING BAKING AT HOME: THE HOTEL METROPOLE MONTE-CARLO LOAF
I don’t know about you, but I am beginning to appreciate all the little things I used to take for granted and I am spending a lot more time in the kitchen. I went in search of a brilliant bread recipe and I found Chef Baker of the Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo, Florian Gomez. Here, he shares his top tips and recipe for making the perfect loaf at home.
Boulangerie - Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo
Top Tips
Avoid over-elasticity, leave the oven open for 5 minutes after baking.
Choose the basic ingredients for the dough.
Never leave the salt and yeast in contact, because salt deactivates the yeast, so it is better to mix the yeast and once the dough a little bit mix it with the salt.
Have patience because the dough needs to rest.
Do not make the bread in a place too cold or too hot which will make the dough crust and activate the yeast too quickly which will be very hard to work the dough.
Boulangerie - Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo
Ingredients:
500g of flour (baking flour or wholemeal dependant on taste)
350g of water
8g of salt
8g of yeast
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Method:
Mix the baking flour, salt, baker's yeast and water
Knead the dough in a food processor as well as possible, otherwise have a good helping hand once the dough is together and knead it by folding it over itself.
After kneading the bread dough let it rest for 10 minutes.
Once the bread has been shaped as you wish, let it expand at room temperature until it doubles in volume, cover it with a damp cloth so that the dough does not become crusty.
Preheat the oven to 240
Shape the bread in to your desired shape
When putting the bread in the oven, add a small ramekin of water to the bottom of the oven, this will ensure that your bread is not dull and has a nice shine.
Put the oven at 210 with a baking time between 20 and 30 minutes depending on the weight and shape of your bread.
At the end of baking, leave the oven open for 5 minutes so that your bread is not too elastic after several hours.
Hotel Metropole MC by Night, taken by W.Pryce
Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo has two Michelin-starred restaurant Joël Robuchon Monte-Carlo, as well as his only Japanese restaurant in the world, one-Michelin starred Yoshi, the prestigious hotel offers guests a variety of high dining options. Spa Metropole by Givenchy, was recently unveiled and is the perfect place to unwind, along with Odyssey, the hotel’s heated sea-water pool surrounded by a bespoke mural, designed by fashion legend, Karl Lagerfeld. Ideally situated in the Carré d’Or, within walking distance of the Casino, the hotel overlooks the Mediterranean Sea.
