Courgette & mushroom bread

Courgette & mushroom bread

A great accompaniment to soups and salads or just served warm with a bit of butter

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Plus proving time
Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Put the grated courgettes in a colander and sprinkle with 1 tsp of the salt. Leave to stand for 20 mins, then, using your hands, squeeze out as much of the moisture as possible. Rinse the courgettes thoroughly, then squeeze again.
  2. Heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a frying pan and cook the onion and garlic for 4 mins until softened. Add the mushrooms and cook for a further 4 mins until softened and browned, then add the courgettes and cook for another 2 mins. Strain well and set aside to cool; discard the liquid.
  3. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Place the flour in a large mixing bowl, stir in the yeast, the remaining oil and salt, the basil and the courgette mixture. Mix well to combine. Make a well in the centre and add 125ml hand-hot water. Mix well to form a slightly sticky dough. Knead on a floured surface for about 10 mins, then shape into a ball and place on a greased baking sheet.
  4. Flatten the ball of dough very slightly with the palm of your hand and loosely cover with oiled cling film. Leave to rise in a warm place for 25-30 mins until doubled in size. Brush the top of the dough with a little water, then sprinkle with the sea salt and bake for 40 mins until golden. Leave to cool on a wire rack before serving.

Per serving

267 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 46g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, salt 0.18 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Vegetarian Christmas 2006.

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  • 09 February 2012

    Pete commented on this recipe

    Im about to make this bread, but would it not be best with Bread flour as opposed to just plain flour?

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  • 03 August 2012

    Shacks commented on this recipe

    Amazing - First time I have made a loaf and what a loaf to start with! Wished I'd read the reviews about just how sticky the mixture was before hand but went with my gut and added more flour - truned out fine. Will definitely be making this again and recommending to all at the allotment!

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  • 28 August 2012

    green.chick rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a fab bread, easy to do, i used spelt flour and sage instead of basil, great with humous. well worth a try

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  • 16 September 2012

    picklelilley commented on this recipe

    Really good. Best tasting bread I've made in a while. I think the tip to not make it too wet is that you really have to squeeze the courgettes out.

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    24 September 2012

    Joe commented on this recipe

    Just had some of this bread I made with the biryiani roast, it was tasty. I used corriander and thyme instead of basil n wholemeal flour. very yummy thanks for the recipe

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  • 23 December 2012

    StoneFruit rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious.

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  • 22 March 2013

    Sarah Jacobs rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious bread which I didn't find particularly time-consuming or fiddly to make. Definitely best to wait for it to cool before eating as suggested. Beautifully moist inside even when cool (unlike a lot of homemade bread which can tend to the dry side), and took the full 40 minutes to cook. Not excessively strongly flavoured inside the crumb; would go well with a nice flavoursome soup or chilli, or would be lovely with butter!

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  • 22 March 2013

    Sarah Jacobs commented on this recipe

    Ps. I didn't have any fresh basil, but used basil-infused olive oil in the recipe--was lovely (although not excessively basil-flavoured!)

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  • 07 April 2013

    Ducknbunny rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I loved this bread and my partner happily ate it. It has a lovely moist texture and subtle depth to its flavour. I used whole baby mushrooms and like others more flour than outlined in the recipe. We made a meal out of it with bread, cheese and salad. I would recommend making this bread to others - especially vegetarians and those who appreciate their veggies ie not my partner!

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Plus proving time
Vegetarian

Vegetarian

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Per serving

267 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 46g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, salt 0.18 g

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