Dinner Bread/Rolls With Polenta

If you like making and eating bread you will love this one. Just do it! It is a sweet and savory bread. Not too difficult but it does need some tender care.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Yields: 2 Loaves

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon dry yeast
• 1  tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup water (HOT Water)
• 1  cup water
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup polenta
• 5 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup milk
• 2  tablespoons brown sugar

Directions

1. Put yeast, water and sugar in mixer bowl or bowl and let proof.
2. Meanwhile put water and salt in saucepan, bring to boil, add polenta, bring to boil again stirring, remove from heat.
3. Add flour,milk and brown sugar to yeast/water, add polenta, stir/mix/knead (You can do this by hand or with a dough hook) until it is soft as and a bit sticky.
4. Cover with plastic, proof for 15 minutes.
5. Form loaves/rolls, cover with towel and proof for 1/2 hour.
6. Score loaves/rolls,egg wash and sprinkle with additional polenta.
7. Bake at 350 until golden.