Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Kowalski's Occamy Bread

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Egg

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 cup Granulated sugar
  • 6 g Salt
  • 3/4 cup Vegetable shortening

• Dairy

  • 3 tbsp Milk powder

• Liquids

  • 1 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup / 240g / 8oz - water
• ¼ cup / 45g / 1.5oz - granulated sugar
• 2 - egg, seperated
• ¾ cup / 120g / 4oz - vegetable shortening
• 3 tbsp / 24g - milk powder
• 5 cup / 22oz / 624g - bread flour
• 6g - salt

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 300F. Prepare a half sheet pan with silpat and set aside.
• Mix together the flour, salt, milk powder, and sugar.
• In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the water, 1 egg, and shortening until combined. Switch the attachment to a dough hook.
• Add the dries slowly and mix on medium speed until it forms a ball of dough. Cover and let it rest for 20 minutes.
• To make the Occamy, grab a large ball of dough and roll it out to a thin rope.
• Take one end of the dough, and create a small circle, loop the dough to create a number 8. This will mimic the wings. Continue the dough in a zigzag motion of create the snake-like body of the Occamy.
• At this point, you should have about 3 inches of dough left. Cut the dough into four pieces to mimic the tail. If you cant get the shape quite right, just start again. The dough is very forgiving and it took me a few tries to get the shape just right. It also helps to follow the images above for some guidance.
• For the head, roll a piece of dough to about 4 inches long. Pinch the end to create the beak and attach into the first loop you created. Use a toothpick to help keep the head up during baking.
• Lightly whisk the last egg you have and brush the Occamy with the egg wash. Top with Maldon sea salt and bake for 1-2 hours until completely dry and golden.