Tiny Wheat Bread Bruschetta with Cheesy Mushroom & Broccoli Topping

Ingredients- Bread

·        Wheat 1/ ½ Cup Wheat flour

·        ¾ cup All Purpose flour (Maida)

·        Water ½ Cup

·        Yeast ½ tablespoon   

·        Sugar ½ tbs

·        Salt (As per taste)

·        Dried herbs (Oregano, Basil)

·        Baking powder ½ tablespoon

·        2 tbs of olive oil

·        Assorted seed – Flaxseed, Sunflower seeds, Melon seeds (optional)

·        Butter - 30 grams (optional)

 Ingredients- Topping

·        Mushrooms

·        Broccoli Florets

·        10 cloves of garlic

·        Cheese (Optional)

·        Olive Oil/Butter

·        Dried Herbs

·        Chilli Flakes

·        Pepper

·        Rock Salt

·        Green chillies (optional)

Bread- Recipe

·        Warm the water and add yeast and sugar to it. Let it rest for 5 mins, to activate yeast

·        In a separate bowl mix wheat, all-purpose flour, seed, baking soda, salt and herbs

·        Add the mixed flour to the water after 5 mins. Add mixture slowly until a moist/sticky dough is formed. Add olive oil and knead it.

·        After kneading the dough, cover it with a cloth or cling film and let it rise for 30 mins.

·        After 30 min, again knead the dough with low pressure and let it rest for another 30 -40 mins

·        After 40 minutes, make small buns and sprinkle the seeds on the top layer

Baking the Bread

·        Pre-Heat oven to 200 Degrees

·        Oil the baking tray with olive oil

·        Bake bread for 20 -25 minutes

·        Take the bread out and let it cool in room temperature

Making the bruschetta

·        Chop broccoli florets in small pieces

·        Boil water and add broccoli to it. Let it boil for 3-5 mins

·        Strain the water and separate out the broccoli (do not overcook broccoli, it should be bright green and crunchy)

·        Add oil to a wide pan and add mushrooms to it. (wide pan is better when cooking mushrooms, as the water is dried of quickly)

·        Once mushrooms are nicely done, then add broccoli to the pan.

·        Sprinkle herbs, pepper and chilli flakes

·        Add salt to taste. (Note: Mushroom and broccoli has an innate salty flavour to them, so add salt with a lot of caution)

·        Cook for couple of minutes on low flame and then turn off the stove

·        Add grated cheese on top if required

Making the bruschetta

·        Cut the bread in small pieces and toast them in oven/pan

·        Warm butter and add finely chopped garlic ad green chillies to the butter

·        Once a bread is toasted on one side turn it over and glaze butter on it

 Once bread is toasted, add the topping