Spices

How about cardamom?

I like crushed red pepper flakes, but you could also try fresh chopped rosemary or thyme or italian seasoning.

marcella

Best spices is a relative term in cookery and baking....it wholly depends upon your taste!

The use of spice combination requires care so that one particular spice does not overpower the other but blend in harmony. The rule in spice use in breadmaking is done ( figuratively?) with a 'heaping tablespoon of imagination' and a pinch of caution.!

It depends upon your taste and you can play around with adding coriander, Szechuan pepper and hot chillies... To give you an idea about the actual usage of spices in breads: A lot of the spices that can be used for cookery can also be used in breadmaking, but the application is preferably done in harmony with other ingredients. to contribute a unique flavor and taste. Among the proven application of spices for breads are =EF=82=A7 Garlic is roasted and can be added in walnut sourdough. Garlic c= an also be added in cheese- garlic bread =EF=82=A7 candied Ginger can be mixed with chocolate chips and incorporated to the dough =EF=82=A7 Cardamom is used in Danish pastries =EF=82=A7 Caraway is added to rye bread and even cumin as well where they a= re combined also as topping to some flat breads and even with sesame seed topping on some ciabatta. =EF=82=A7 Chopped jalapeno chilies and even habanero . and birds eye chilies can be added in olive- walnut-olive sourdough =EF=82=A7 Some ethnic Asian bread recipes uses curry powder in their breads =EF=82=A7 Five spice powder and Szechwan pepper is also used in oriental ty= pe of bread buns =EF=82=A7 The Japanese seven spice mix is also added in some oriental type bread =EF=82=A7 Nutmeg , allspice and mace can be used in Danish pastry as well combined with citrus peel..These spices can be used to flavor the donuts as well. =EF=82=A7 Springerle spices in sweet dough. =EF=82=A7 Sweated onions is used with pitted Calamata olives in focaccia =EF=82=A7 Black pepper, coriander seed and cumin can also be added in focaccia and ciabatta =EF=82=A7 Mixed spice in fruited sweet buns =EF=82=A7 Coriander is used is Borodinksy rye bread. There are lots of other spice application in breadmaking that only depends upon your imagination and if you start thinking creatively like the Iron Chef< grin>

Roy

Try fresh basil with a little olive oil.

Good tips. Also, you can add chopped or crushed garlic. Also buttered and sprinkled with garlic chips (dried). They add a nice crunch.

I'm not a fan of breads with adulterants baked in--so I don't know for a fact that this will work. But I'll bet that it will still taste good if you dip it in 1/4 cup or so of olive oil, with a tablespoons or so of balsamic vinegar and a teaspoon or so of chopped/crushed garlic mixed in it. That's one our favorite ways to eat the hot, fresh sourdough breads that I make...

Yummy!

Dusty

Yes.. sounds like Italian style, they tend to submerge anything to be eaten in several inches of oil.

Thanks... lots of good suggestions.

Where are the spices in your bread?

Eh?

In the bread.