Blushing Tomato Bread - Pk

Title:
Blushing Tomato Bread - Pk

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Bread,
With,
Yeast




Ingredients:





   1/2 c  Warm Water


   1/4 c  Sugar


     1 ts Sugar


   1/4 ts Ground Ginger


     2 pk Active Dry Yeast


 1 1/2 c  Tomato Juice; warmed


     6 c  Unsifted Flour


   1/4 c  Butter; softened


     1 ts Salt






 In small bowl, combine water, 1 Tsp. sugar, ginger and yeast. Let stand


 until bubbly.


 


 In large bowl, combine tomato juice, 1/4 cup sugar and 2 cups flour. Add


 yeast mixture; beat well. Stir in butter and salt.


 


 Add 3 cups flour; stir until thoroughly blended. Stir in remaining flour.


 


 Turn dough onto well-floured board; knead until smooth and satiny.


 


 Return dough to bowl; brush top with butter. Cover and let rise 30 to 40


 minutes, or until doubled. Punch down; divide in half.


 


 Shape into two 14" loaves.


 


 Place on greased baking sheets.


 


 Cut diagonal slashes on top. Brush with butter; cover and let rise again


 until doubled.


 


 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.


 


 Bake 40 to 50 minutes, or until lightly browned.


 


 Transfer loaves to wire racks. Cool


 


 Makes 2 loaves bread.


 


 NOTES : Dough can be baked in 2 greased 9x5 inch loaf pans. To freeze, wrap


 cool loaves tightly in aluminum foil; seal.  Reheat wrapped loaves at 350


 degrees about 30 minutes.


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #939 by "abprice@wf.net" 
on


 Dec 2, 1997