Blushing Bread
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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2 loaves
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup lukewarm water
- 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 envelopes active dry yeast (4 1/2 tsp. total)
- 1 1⁄2 cups tomato juice (such as Sacramento Tomato Plus)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 cups unsifted all-purpose flour, more as needed
- 2 -4 tablespoons butter or 2 -4 tablespoons margarine, melted
directions
- Combine wayer, yeast,just 1 tsp sugar, and the ginger; let stand about 10 minutes until foamy.
- In a large bowl, combine tomato juice, 1/4 cup sugar,salt, and 2 cups of the flour.
- Add the yeast mxiture and beat well.
- Add another 3 cups of the flour, stirring to blend well.
- Stir in as much remaining flour as you can (you may need more or les depending upon the day's humidity).
- Turn dough onto a well floured board and knead with floured hands until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
- Grease a large bowl and place dough inside, flipping dough over once to grease the top; cover and let rise until doubled in bulk in a warm place, about 40 minutes or so (again, this will vary based on the temperature and humidity of the day).
- Punch risen dough down, then form into two round balls.
- Place on greased baking sheets or into 9" round cake tins and make two diagonal slashes in the top of each with a sharp knife.
- Brush with melted butter, cover with lightly greased plastic wrap, and let rise again until doubled (about as long as before).
- Preheat oven to 350 F and bake both loaves together for 40-50 minutes, or until loaves sound hollow in the bottom when tapped.
- Let cool on wire racks before slicing.
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Reviews
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An attractive bread with just a touch of sweetness that everyone enjoyed. I had just a bit of tomato juice to use up, so halved the recipe and used the bread machine for initial kneading and rising (used 3 c flour and added about 2 T additional water); shaped and baked in one loaf as directed. Thanks, HeatherFeather!