Not too long ago I spoke to a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group and some of the ladies have asked for a few of my bread recipes. I thought I should share them with anyone else who might be interested, as well.
These recipes are for a 2 pound loaf in my breadmaker.
Sometimes I let the breadmaker do all the work from start to finish. Often, though, I let the maker make the dough and then I bake it in the oven in a 12″ pan so that the bread is a more conventional loaf size and perfect for sandwiches.
If you choose to do that, once the dough is ready, take it out of the maker and braid it on a floured surface. Then place it in the baking pan, cover and let it rise for 45 minutes. Then bake for 25- 30 minutes in a 400 oven.
For all breads, I typically brush then with a bit of melted butter on top when they are finished baking.
And, I have to say a huge thanks to The Happy Housewife who inspired me to begin baking bread in the first place. I am so glad she helped me to make this change!
Now, on with the recipes:
My new favorite: Seven-Grain Bread
1 ½ cups water
4 ¼ cups bread flour
2/3 cup seven-grain cereal
2 TBSP sugar
2 TBSP dry milk
1 ½ tsp salt
2 TBSP butter
2 tsp active dry yeast
Basic White Bread
1 ½ cups water
4 ¼ cups bread flour
3 TBSP sugar
2 TBSP dry milk
1 ½ tsp salt
2 TBSP butter
2 tsp active dry yeast
And a yummy sweet one: Apple Oat Bread
1 2/3 cups apple juice
4 ¼ cups bread flour
1 TBSP sugar
1 ½ tsp salt
2 TBSP butter
1 tsp cinnamon
2/3 cup oats
2 tsp active dry yeast
When beep sounds (at kneading cycle) add ½ cup dried apple
Happy baking!!!
For more great recipes, check out Scrumptious Sunday…
