Crunchy Tiger Bread is a bread with a crust of rice flour paste that cracks during baking and will look like a tiger print. We call this a tiger bread. The darker you bake the bread the crunchier the crust and oh boy that crust is delicious.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Servings: 2buns
Author: Marinka
Ingredients
1.5cupslukewarm water
1/2tablespoon dry yeast
1pinchsugar
1/2tablespoonsalt
3 1/4cupall-purpose flour
Rice Flour Paste
1tablespoon dry yeast
1/2cuplukewarm water
1tablespoonsugar
1tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4teaspoonsalt
3/4cupwhite rice flour
Instructions
Add yeast and sugar to water and allow yeast mixture to become bubbly.
Add salt and flour and mix until you have a uniform mixture.
Cover bowl and allow dough to rise at room temperature for about 2-3 hours.
Mix the ingredients for the crunchy crust in a bowl, cover the bowl and allow this to rise as well at room temperature.
Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
Place parchment paper on a baking sheet and dust with corn meal.
Cut the dough in half and shape each half into a round loaf and place loaves on parchment paper.
Brush the rice flour paste on top of each loaf, spread it to completely coat the entire loaf.