Cretan Bread Rings With Herbs or Spices

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   Dilute yeast in water, add flour, oil, salt, pepper and work until dough is soft and malleable (if necessary add some more flour).

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   Cover with a towel and leave it rise until doubled.

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   Add herbs or spices (if you want make parts of the dough and add different spices or herbs) and work the dough one more minute.

4. 4

   Cut the dough into about 50 pieces.

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   Roll thin strains of about 10 cm (4 inches) of lenght, shape the dough into rings, place in an oiled baking tin, quite apart from each other and allow them to rise again (I place them in the cold oven, with a bowl of warm water to increase the humidity and light onI).

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   Bake at 350F/180C until they gain a little color (about 10 minutes).

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   Some poeple prefere bigger rings, in this case they will need at least 15 minutes.

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   Note 1: for soft rings place in the oven a try with boiling water.

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   Note 2: for dry rings reduce the heat and bake until golden.

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    Dry them on a grid.

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    Note 3: make different knot for each kind of spices/herbs.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.