Friday, February 17, 2006

This One's For You

For Arabella & Mrs. Harridan:

English Muffin Bread
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 packages yeast
5 1/2-6 1/2 cups flour
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
2 cups milk
1/2 cup water

Combine 3 cups flour with the yeast, sugar, salt, and baking soda in large bowl. Heat milk & water in saucepan to 120-130 degrees F. Add to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes. Add enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough. Spoon into 2 greased loaf pans. Cover and let rise 45-60 minutes. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool. Slice and toast.

Note: Just like regular english muffins, this bread doesn't taste like much if you eat it plain. Toasted, though, with some I-Can't-Believe-They-Really-Think-I-Can't- Believe-It's-Not-Butter melted into the nooks & crannies, it's delicious. It also makes great grilled cheese!

And For V & V-Grrrl,
A cure for the February blues. Cheer up, soon all will look like this again:

Posted by The Gradual Gardener :: 2:13 PM :: 8 Comments:

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