RUSTIC CROATIAN BREAD & FRIED DOUGH

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Rustic Croatian Bread Recipe, Split, Croatia

Croatian Fried Dough or Uštipci Recipe, Split, Croatia

Crunchy crust on the outside and a soft dense bread on the inside, what's not to love? Eleanora's Rustic Croatian Bread is a great side with a big dinner of pasta or Croatian Stuffed Peppers, Punjene Paprike. The best part about this recipe is that it provides you with bread and a desert! If you have any dough left over you can use the same recipe to make Croatian Fried Dough or Uštipci! This is one of The Recipe Hunter's easiest go-to bread recipes (especially great when you substitute your own sourdough for the yeast starter)!

.5 kg of white flour
.5 kg of corn flour
2 packets of yeast
2 Tbsp sugar
1.5 Tbsp salt
.5 lemon rind
.5 liter of water
.5 liter of whole milk

Ingredients for Croatian Bread

Love Tip: You'll know the bread is ready when you knock on the base of the bread and hear a hollow sound

Recipe for Croatian Bread

Serves 10

In a small pot or tea kettle heat the milk and water together so that it becomes lukewarm
In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, yeast and salt
Crack an egg into the dry ingredients
Add a little of the warm milky water and lemon rind
Little by little add the rest of the milky water, and using a wooden spoon or your hands, thoroughly beat the dough until you have a wet, sticky dough, about 6 minutes. See pictures below for consistency
Cover the dough with a cloth and let sit until it doubles in size (about 45 min) *If you want the dough to rise faster you can place it in a bowl above a pot of hot water
Preheat the oven to 250 degree celcius
Once the dough has doubled in size, stir again with the wooden spoon making sure to have a consistent dough throughout
Optional: If you would like to use the same base to make Croatian fried dough, Uštipci, please remove 10% of the dough and place in a separate bowl for later
On a flat baking pan, pour a thin layer of olive oil in the pan and spread evenly throughout
Pour the dough evenly into the baking pan
Cook for 50 minutes or until golden brown
Enjoy your Croatian Crispy Bread, Made with Love!

Croatian Crispy Bread Recipe Photos

Adding Ingredients, Croatian Rustic Bread Recipe, Split, Croatia

Adding Egg, Croatian Rustic Bread Recipe, Split, Croatia

Adding Rind, Croatian Rustic Bread Recipe, Split, Croatia

Adding warm milky water, Croatian Rustic Bread Recipe, Split, Croatia

Stirring Ingredients, Croatian Rustic Bread Recipe, Split, Croatia

Adding More Milky Water, Croatian Rustic Bread Recipe, Split, Croatia

Consistency of the Dough, Croatian Rustic Bread Recipe, Split, Croatia

Eleanora Beating the Bread Dough, Croatian Rustic Bread Recipe, Split, Croatia

Letting Dough Rise, Croatian Rustic Bread Recipe, Split, Croatia

Consistency after Dough has Risen, Croatian Rustic Bread Recipe, Split, Croatia

Adding the Dough to the Baking Sheet, Croatian Rustic Bread Recip

Before the bread bakes, Croatian Rustic Bread Recip

Coming out of the Oven, Croatian Rustic Bread Recip

Languši Recipe

Uštipci Recipe

Serves: 10

In a deep frying pan, add 1.5 cups of sunflower oil
Heat under medium flame, lower the flame if it begins to splatter with oil
Cover your hands with vegetable oil and pull off a piece of dough (from the 10% of the Croatian Bread) with your hands, stretching it out so that it is the size of your big thumb, about 3 inches long, 1 inch wide, and 1 inch thick. Place the piece of dough into the oil. Repeat with the rest of the dough
Once the dough is golden brown on it's bottom, using a fork, flip the dough. Only flip the dough once.
Place the dough on paper towls to drain the oil and let them cool
Continue until all the dough is cooked and add sunflower oil if necessary
Plain, with cheese, or powdered sugar; Enjoy Uštipci, Made with Love!