Category Archive:Breads
Tea Breads (use this as base recipe, variations, see below)
For Nut Bread — follow this recipe:
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour* 1 cup sugar 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 1/4 cup milk 1 egg 1 cup finely chopped nuts Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9x5x3 inch loaf pan or two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 loaf pans. Measure all ingredients into large mixer bowl; beat on medium speed for 1/2 minute, scraping side and bottom of bowl constantly. Pour into pan(s). Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clear. Remove from pan; cool thoroughly before slicing. *If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt. Variations: >Apricot Nut Bread: Decrease milk to 1/2 cup; add 4 teaspoons grated orange peel, 3/4 cup orange juice and 1 cup finely chopped dried apricots. >Banana Nut Bread: Decrease milk to 3/4 cup; add 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 to 3 medium). >Date Nut Bread: Add 1 cup cut-up dates. >Orange Nut Bread: Decrease milk to 1/2 cup; add 4 teaspoons grated orange peel and 3/4 cup orange juice. >Prune Nut Bread: Decrease milk to 1/2 cup; add 3/4 cup prune juice and 1 cup drained chopped cooked prunes.Herbed French Bread
- 1/4 cup Butter or Margarine
- 2 tblsp Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil
- 1 Garlic Clove, minced (or garllic powder to taste)
- 3 tblsp grated Parmesean Cheese
- 2 tblsp chopped fresh Chives (1 tsp drive chives)
- 1 tsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 loaf French Bread, cut into 1/2 inch slices
Melt butter in saucepan, add oil and garlic, saute until garlic is tender. Remove from heat, stir in parmesean cheese, chives and mustard. Cool for 5 minutes or until creamy. Spread on one side of each slice of bread slices. Place with buttered side up on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes (or broil 2 – 3 minutes) until lightly browned. Note: If you made my previous recipe of French Bread, you could use this to make this recipe!! Very good.
French Bread
Dough: (I use my bread machine to mix the dough)
- 1 1/4 cups water (85 – 105 degrees)
- 1 tblsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3 1/2 cust Bread or all purpose flour
- 1 tblsp Rapid/Quick yeast
Glaze:
- 2 tblsp Water
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Mix dough ingredients in bread machine. Select dough program. When dough program is done, remove from pan and place in greased bowl, turning to coat evenly. Cover with plastic wrap and let dough rest for 25 minutes. Punch dough down. On lightly floured surface, roll dough into large rectangle. Starting with longest side, roll dough up lightly, pressing seams to seal and tapering each end slightly. Place dough on greased cookie sheet. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise for 40 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. with small sharp knife, cut 3 to 4 diagonal slashes across top of loaf. Combine glaze ingredients in small bowl. Brush loaf generously with glaze. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until deep golden brown. Cool. This is a very tasty loaf….we love it!
