Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Does anybody know a REALLY good bread recipe?

It dosen't matter what kind of bread it is, whether it be dessert bread, or sandwich bread, or whatever, I just need the recipes!Does anybody know a REALLY good bread recipe?
Vickie's Beer Bread





INGREDIENTS


3 cups self-rising flour


3 tablespoons white sugar


1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer, room temperature


1/4 cup margarine, melted


DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch baking pan.


In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and beer. Mix just until blended. Scoop into prepared baking pan. Pour melted margarine on top of loaf.


Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes, until bottom of loaf sounds hollow when tapped.





Monkey Bread





INGREDIENTS


3 (10 ounce) packages refrigerated biscuit dough


3/4 cup white sugar


3 tablespoons ground cinnamon


1/2 cup margarine


3/4 cup white sugar


DIRECTIONS


Mix together 3/4 cup sugar and cinnamon.


Quarter the biscuits with kitchen shears. Dip shears in water after each cut to keep the biscuits from getting too sticky. Dip biscuits into sugar mixture, and place in a greased tube pan. Do this until all biscuits are used.


Melt butter or margarine, and mix in 3/4 cup sugar. Pour mixture over biscuits.


Bake in a preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven for 30 to 35 minutes.





Zucchini Coconut Loaf





INGREDIENTS


1 egg


1/2 cup vegetable oil


1 cup white sugar


1 cup grated zucchini


1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


1/2 teaspoon baking powder


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon


1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg


1/2 cup flaked coconut


1/2 cup chopped walnuts


1/2 cup currants


DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.


In small pan boil one cup water. Add currants or raisins, and boil for two minutes. Drain.


In mixing bowl beat egg, oil, and sugar. Stir in zucchini and vanilla.


In another bowl, measure flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, coconut, walnuts, and currants or raisins. Stir to combine thoroughly. Pour all at once over batter in mixing bowl. Stir to moisten. Turn into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.


Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn out on rack. Cool and wrap.





Honey Whole Wheat Bread





INGREDIENTS


1 1/8 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)


3 tablespoons honey


1/3 teaspoon salt


1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour


1 1/2 cups bread flour


2 tablespoons vegetable oil


1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast


DIRECTIONS


Add ingredients according to the manufacturer's directions to your bread machine. Use the wheat bread cycle and light color setting.Does anybody know a REALLY good bread recipe?
Peach Pecan Bread





1 (16 ounce) can sliced peaches


1 tablespoon lemon juice


2 eggs


3/4 cup sugar


1 teaspoon salt


2 tablespoons peach preserves


6 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted


2 cups all-purpose flour


3 teaspoons baking powder


3/4 cup chopped pecans





# Drain peaches, reserving 1/4 cup syrup.


# Finely chop 1 cup peaches; set aside.


# In blender container, combine remaining peaches, butter or margarine, eggs, the reserved peach syrup and lemon juice.


# Cover; blend just until smooth.


# Stir together dry ingredients.


# Add egg mixture; stir just until moistened.


# Fold in reserved peaches and nuts.


# Turn into a greased 8x8x2 inch loaf pan.


# Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.


# Spread with peach preserves.


# Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove and cool on rack.
RAISIN PUMPERNICKEL BREAD





1 cup water


1 egg


2 1/2 cups bread flour


1 cup rye flour


1 teaspoon salt


2 tablespoons butter


3 tablespoons unsulphured molasses


2 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder


1 tablespoon caraway seed


1/2 teaspoon instant coffee (optional)


1/3 cup raisins


2 3/4 teaspoons active dry yeast


3 tablespoons instant potato flakes





In a small saucepan, combine water, raisins, potato flakes, caraway seeds, butter, molasses. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Allow to sit for 30 minutes or until lukewarm.


Add remaining ingredients to bread machine and pour in liquids and raisin mixture when cooled.





Select medium crust setting on bread machine and press start. Do not use a rapid-rise or quick setting.








To bake conventionally:





If you use the dough setting and bake this in a conventional oven, coat the bottom of the pan with a light dusting of cornmeal.


Shape into a round oblong loaf. Coat with a light egg wash (1 tablespoon water mixed with 1 egg white).





Bake at 350掳F degrees until loaf sounds hollow when tapped on bottom, but be careful not to overbake as this will dry it out.
Do you have a bread maker? If you do then email me and I have great recipe that I make all the time.

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