French Herb Bread
Ingredients
| 1 tablespoon active dry yeast 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 teaspoon salt 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup milk 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar 1/4 cup water |
1/4 cup margarine 1/2 cup minced onion 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon minced parsley 2 tablespoons margarine |
Directions
1 In a large bowl combine the yeast, sugar, 1 teaspoon of
the salt and 1 1/2 cups of the flour.
2 In a sauce pan combine the milk, water and 1/4 cup of
the butter or margarine until 110 degrees F (38 degrees
C). Add milk mixture and vinegar to the flour mixture and
blend at low speed of the mixer until moistened. Beat at
medium speed for 3 minutes.
3 Stir in 1 1/2 cups additional flour to form a sticky
dough. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead adding
1/2 to 1 cup more of flour until dough is smooth and
pliable. Place dough in a greased bowl and let rise in a warm
place until doubled in volume.
4 Punch down dough and roll into a rectangle shape about
16x8 inches.
5 In a saucepan heat the onion, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon
salt, parsley and 2 tablespoons butter or margarine until
butter or margarine is melted. Spread over the dough
rectangle and starting from the 16 inch side roll the dough up
tightly like a jelly roll.
6 Place the bread seam side down onto a greased cookie
sheet and let rise until doubled in sized.
7 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
8 Bake bread until golden brown about 20 to 30 minutes.
Brush hot bread with melted butter and sprinkle with chopped parsley