Zupse Bread Swiss Bread

Submitted by Dienia B.

"Not bread alone, 1st Baptist Church Rochester, 1999"

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 50mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 7 1⁄2 cups flour
• 7 tablespoons soft butter
• 2 2⁄3 cups scalded milk, cooled to lukewarm
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
• 1 egg

directions

1. Add the yeast to one cup of the scalded, cooled milk to proof.
2. Mix the butter, sugar, salt and flour together.
3. Beat the egg and add to the remaining milk.
4. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the milk/egg mixture.
5. Mix well; add milk/yeast mixture.
6. Mix well.
7. Turn out of bowl and knead until no longer sticky.
8. Replace in bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled.
9. Punch down and let rise again until doubled.
10. While dough is rising for the second time, preheat oven to 375°F.
11. Form into loaves on a greased cookie sheet.
12. Bake for approximately 35 minutes or bread sounds hollow when thumped.
13. During the last ten minutes of baking, brush with an egg wash for a dark golden crust.

Reviews

[J. A.]

Very easy to make! Am concerned about the amount of salt. 4 Tsp seemed like a lot, and it was for my taste. Slightly salty taste to the finished bread, but still tasty. I will reduce to 2 Tsp next time.

 

[CraftScout]

{big grins} I didn't cheat! I made the full recipe, and I am so glad I did. This is a very tasty bread, slightly sweet but not a sweet bread. Wonderful flavor, very sandwich friendly - sturdy enough to cut thinly, but tender enough to chew through easily. I gave it a third rise, just 20 minutes, because I wanted actual loaf shapes (for making sandwiches). So after #11, I cut the dough in half, rolled jelly roll style and patted into two 9"x5" loaf pans, covered and let rise for 20 minutes. Then I continued on to Step 12. They turned out amazing.

 

[Maiumlteacute G.]

I cut it in half like the other reviewers and made it in my bread machine. It is a truly delicious bread, that reminded me a little bit of a brioche.

 

[Charmie777]

Wonderful!!! I cut it in half like the last reviewer and made it in my bread machine. Loved it!

 

[Rita1652]

I so cheated making this. I cut the recipe in half using 1 whole small egg. Placed the liquid ingredients into the bread machine followed by the dry, salt in the corner and the bread machine yeast in the flour. set the machine for 1.5 loaf size and on white bread setting. Just over 3 hour I had the best bread. It has a crisp crust the inside full of tiny whole that was moist and sweet. you don`t need anything on this bread. The only thing I sorry about is I didn`t make the full recipe. Then baked it in the oven. Thanks!