Pain de Dieppe is a traditional French bread from the town of Dieppe in Normandy. It has a crisp crust and a soft, fluffy crumb with a slightly sweet flavor. Here’s a simple recipe to make it at home.
Recipe · Bread
Pain de Dieppe
- 8 ingredients
- 12 steps
Ingredients
- 500 g wheat flour
- 10 g salt
- 10 g dry yeast
- 250 ml warm milk
- 50 g butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 large egg
- Olive oil, for greasing the tray
Step-by-step preparation
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt and dry yeast.
- Add the warm milk and mix until a soft dough forms.
- Add the butter, sugar and egg and mix well.
- Knead the dough for a few minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover with a kitchen towel and let it rise for 1 hour at room temperature, until doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 220 °C.
- Grease a baking tray with olive oil.
- Once risen, place the dough on the tray and shape it into a round loaf.
- Cover the dough with a kitchen towel and let it rest for another 30 minutes.
- Make a few shallow cuts on top of the loaf with a sharp knife.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25–30 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
- Take the bread out of the oven and let it cool before slicing.
Enjoy your homemade Pain de Dieppe! It goes with any meal and is great for sandwiches. You can also add dried fruit or nuts to the dough for a different flavor.