Onion Bread

"Wonderful onion flavor. I've been making this bread for years. My family loves it. From a cookbook called "Great Bread Every Time". Recipe contains no milk which makes it easy since there's no scalding involved. I always use the proofing method which is practically foolproof."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
11
Yields:
2 loaves
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a bread bowl, pour 2 cups warm water.
  • Add 1 tsp sugar, but do not stir.
  • Slowly sprinkle 2 tbsp yeast into the water, making sure each particle gets wet. Again, do not stir. Wait 10 minutes until the yeast is thick and foamy.
  • While you are waiting, saute the onions in butter until they start to brown. Set aside to cool.
  • Then add the following to your bread bowl, stirring well between each addition: eggs, salt, remaining sugar, 1 cup flour, melted shortening and onions.
  • Add remaining flour 1 cup at a time to make a moderately soft dough. Make sure the dough has a light coating of flour before turning it out.
  • Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smopoth and elastic: 10-12 minutes.
  • Place the dough in a greased bowl, turn to grease the top, allow to rise until double in a warm, draft-free place for 1 1/2 hours.
  • Punch down and cut into 2 pieces. Shape into loafs. Place into 8x4x3 pans that have been greased.
  • Place in a warm, draft-free place until double in bulk, approximately 30 minutes.
  • Brush with egg wash just before baking and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
  • Bake loaves in 400* oven for 30 minutes.

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I've been married 26 years to my DH. We've lived all over the US and in Scotland. We've finally made our way back to our native Texas about 6 years ago. I've been collecting recipes for most of those years so I'm really glad to have this site to store some of my favorites. I grew up cooking classic Texas and Tex Mex foods.One of my favorite cookbooks is "Texas Home Cooking". It is full of what I consider to be the very best versions of all the classic Texan and Tex-Mex recipes. I'm trying to learn more healthy food prep and recipes these days, so I frequently try to lighten up my standard, go-to recipes.
 
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