Honey Cornmeal Yeast Bread

Honey Cornmeal Yeast Bread

sobota, 25 stycznia 2014

Honey Cornmeal Yeast Bread

Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 package dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 2/3 cup cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 cups milk
• 2/3 cup honey
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 6 1/2-7 cups flour

Directions

• 1 Dissolve yeast in warm water and let sit to proof some.
• 2 In a large bowl combine the cornmeal and salt.
• 3 Heat the milk (about 115 degrees), butter, and honey in a saucepan and add slowly to the cornmeal, stirring all the time.
• 4 Add 3 cups of the flour and mix well.
• 5 Add yeast mixture stirring well.
• 6 Add the rest of the flour gradually to make a stiff dough.
• 7 Knead 100 times and place in a greased bowl to rise till double--about 1 hour.
• 8 Punch down and rise again till double for about 1/2-3/4 hour.
• 9 Turn onto floured counter and divide into two pieces.
• 10 Form into 2 loaves and put in greased pans.
• 11 Rise again till double.
• 12 Bake 375 degrees for about 40-45 minute.
• 13 If they start getting too brown, cover with aluminum foil.