Food in Process: Charcoal bread

Haha, no, these bread are not
burned. They do make a good impression
of charred organs, idea for H'ween
perhaps?

No. Lets talk about charcoal instead. My
aunt send me these bamboo charcoal powder for
baking. And I've sprinkled some of these powder
to make bread-dough. The bread turns out
tasty and has nice fluffy texture with on the outside
a soft almost pastel gray color!

I've learned that bamboo charcoal is quite popular
all over Asia because of its believed purification
properties. It helps to absorb moisture and
unwanting oder and it detox your body as well!
How great is that?

 EDIT : the bread doesn't taste 'charcoally' at all, 
it taste like normal bread! These are special
(bamboo) charcoal powder for cooking so I
don't recommend to use craft charcoal!

 Da Recipe 140gr Bread Flour, 15gr sugar, pinch of salt
 3gr instant yeast, 1 tbsp beaten egg, 70ml lukewarm water, 15g butter
 10gr bamboo charcoal powder

Fresh bread is so good! Only a slight of butter is enough to enjoy!


Da Steps   
  1.  Sieve the dry ingredients in the bowl. Make a hole in the middle
  2. Add the 1tbsp egg into the lukewarm water and stir. Pour this in the middle of the flour mixture and mix well. 
  3. Flour a workspace and place the dough on it. Knead well until smooth, elastic and not sticky
  4. Add butter to the dough and continue kneading until its glossy. 
  5. Put dough in a greased bowl and cover it with cling wrap/wet towel. Let it rise for 30 minutes
  6. After 30 minutes, take the dough out and press the air and let it rest for another 30 minutes. 
  7. Devide the dough in desirable portion and sprinkle some water on top. This will help to create this soft taste.
    Bake the first 5 minutes 250C. Then bake for the next 20 minutes 150C.

    Good luck!
     
     
     

Comments

  1. ziet er echt apart en cool uit haha!

    liveyourdreamsxo.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  2. wow, this bread looks so cool :D

    ReplyDelete
  3. oh wow these look like a real conversation starter if someone saw you eating them!

    ReplyDelete
  4. wow that's really interesting i want to try this!
    p.s. cute blog :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. Oeh wow! :D benieuwd naar de smaak!

    ReplyDelete
  6. ziet er nog best gaaf uit! :O Ik ben benieuwd hoe het smaakt!

    ReplyDelete
  7. oh my god.. this is so cool! :D :D :D

    ReplyDelete
  8. That's kind of cool - I've never heard of this kind of bread!

    xo Jennifer

    http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com

    ReplyDelete
  9. Oh so interesting I never think a acharcoal bread, looks really eair I´m curious about taste this.

    xoxo

    ヽ(●´ω`●)ノ
    http://www.sakuranko.com

    ReplyDelete
  10. I totally agree that charcoal is all the rage in Asia.

    How did the bread taste? Isn't it fun exploring with different ingredients?

    xoxox

    <3 Yeasol from theferrytale

    ReplyDelete
  11. This looks so cool! I'm curious to know what it tastes like :D

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I had this when I lived in Japan and also had friends bring some to me while I lived in Hawaii and the taste is incredible! I love it so much I ordered the bamboo powder to try to bake my own.

      Delete
  12. it oddly looks moist hahaha <3 so kewl!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Oh wow! That's actually SO weird, I've never seen it before. It looks so cool, haha.

    ReplyDelete
  14. I'm totally trying this out!

    ReplyDelete
  15. This is really interesting! I've never heard of or tried this before, really tempted to now!

    www.rougefox.com

    ReplyDelete
  16. Sweet black stuff reminds me of black sesame. How does black charcoal taste like?

    It seems like it isn't the rage in Singapore now. We only have charcoal stuff for absorbing moisture to put in the wardrobes. Not for sprinkling and eating yet. Or maybe I wasn't sharp enough.

    How does the bread taste?

    ReplyDelete
  17. Looks pretty interesting! I've never heard of charcoal bread before, but I didn't think you could use charcoal powder in food.

    ReplyDelete
  18. I would eat that! Looks different and yummy :)
    You wouldn't not believe how popular charcoal is here, I remember one time someone tried to give me a charcoal nose treatment for blackheads and since this was a while ago I was like "WHAT?! No....."

    ReplyDelete
  19. What does it taste like? It looks really grosh :p

    ReplyDelete
  20. It's so curious! you've got an awesome blog!

    ReplyDelete
  21. curious about the taaste! want to try ittt <3

    xx, riotouslolita

    ReplyDelete
  22. Het ziet er echt heel vet uit!

    ReplyDelete
  23. a black bread huh!
    cool! perfect for diet, coz i wasn't that appetizing haha

    ReplyDelete
  24. That's so cool! Never saw such a BLACK bread before and I'm quite curious if the taste is good.

    ReplyDelete
  25. Whoa, that's amazing!! :D I want to try ~

    XOXO
    Cherry Jade

    ReplyDelete
  26. That looks really cool! WOuld you like to follow each other?

    xx
    www.junewantsitall.com

    ReplyDelete
  27. Awesome discovery! I don't think i've had charcoal bread before but this sounds quite good! Especially for the detox benefits :) Thanks for sharing :)

    Joyce @carouselstreet.com

    ReplyDelete
  28. I've had it before too, it's interesting. Plus Charcoal cake is pretty popular too. Yeah we have some charcoal bamboo in our house too - they're great for cleansing the air and drawing impurities!

    ReplyDelete
  29. this looks so interesting! i wanna try!
    do join my giveaway :)
    xoxo
    join chicnova

    GIVEAWAY

    ReplyDelete
  30. Lovely post!
    Do you like to follow each other?
    Let me know...
    www.expressyourselfbypaolalauretano.blogspot.it

    ReplyDelete
  31. Yeah! I LOVE charcoal bread! It really is a very big hit all over Asia. There's charcoal bread, charcoal swiss roll, charcoal drink this and that but I guess it's really good for your body and hair! <3

    mish
    www.mishberries.com

    ReplyDelete
  32. Omg this looks so weird ~!!! Can you make the bread chocolate or vanilla flavored? I think I heard about the asian charcoal thing before but I've never actually seen it used. This would cool if some dimsum restaurants did this to make their bbq pork buns or something hahaha

    ReplyDelete
  33. I tried that in TW, didn't really go crazy about it. Liked the yam bread more :)
    But where does the charcoal come from? Out of the bamboo?

    ReplyDelete
  34. So lovely post, good weekend! kisses

    http://couturetrend.blogspot.it/

    ReplyDelete
  35. That looks so interesting! Does it taste different when you add it to your bread?

    ReplyDelete
  36. Woah this is sooo cool! Never ate it nor seen it but now I really want to try it, especially with the butter :3

    ReplyDelete
  37. Wow!!! This looks incredible Mei!! Never seen nor heard of charcoal bread but now I would love to try it! :) When I was in Japan I learned how to cook rice with charcoaled bamboo… the taste was amazing and I totally believe in the effects you wrote~
    Will try this soon :)

    ReplyDelete
  38. i love food too! OMG! I swear i'm drooling right now! gaaah! i wanna taste this bread! :">
    anyway, i have an on-going international giveaway on my blog! i hope you can check it out and join if you haven't yet because I would love you to win! http://raellarina.blogspot.com/2013/03/thboxes-x-raellarina-giveaway.html

    xoxo,
    Rae ^^)

    ReplyDelete
  39. Wow, this looks so unusual!!

    Have a great week,
    -Kati

    ReplyDelete
  40. the bread looks disgusting~ sorry for saying it~ >.<

    ReplyDelete
  41. Oh my goodness, charcoal powder sounds like such an interesting ingredient! I like the idea of it helping to detox the body too.

    I'm really surprised by how fluffy the bread looks too :)

    ReplyDelete
  42. That is really interesting! I think I heard of the charcoal being good for something - I've been a lot of other products (like soap, etc.) that include charcoal!

    ReplyDelete
  43. i love the last picture; close-ups are always so pretty, i love details. so it tastes exactly like white bread? no special flavor? looks really interesting. :)

    love, x
    blog | twitter

    ReplyDelete
  44. cool! I want to try hehe!! XD

    ReplyDelete
  45. looks yum!! Definitely telling my sister to make them :) xx

    -Mitzee

    factshionista.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  46. What a unique cake u baked here... O.O

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

You might also like...

DIY: Mini Whip Cream

DIY: Crochet banana

DIY: Crochet Miniature Cinnamon Rolls