Caramelized Onion Bread

Name: Caramelized Onion Bread
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients: ⅔ cup (3⅔ ounces), bread flour; ½ cup, water, room temperature; ⅛ teaspoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 3 cups, finely chopped onions; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 3 cups, finely chopped onions; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons, minced fresh thyme or ½ teaspoon dried; 2 teaspoons, packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons, table salt, divided; ¼ teaspoon, pepper; 2⅓ cups (12¾ ounces), bread flour; 1¼ teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons, water, room temperature; 2 , disposable aluminum pie plates

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Savory-sweet caramelized onions pack this artisan-style loaf with deeply concentrated flavor.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Savory Baker

SERVESMakes 1 loaf

TIME3½ hours, plus 12½ hours rising, resting, and cooling

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Savory Baker

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

You'll start by making a sponge, which is simply a mixture of a portion of the dough's flour, water, and yeast that ferments for around 6 hours to develop more complex flavor; it then gets mixed into the rest of the dough ingredients. You'l...

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