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What is soup if you have no bread to go with it. This was a first time make for me on this bread and I liked the recipe and the simplicity of it – but I would add more herbs to it and possibly use a stronger tasting flour. Very good with the soup – since the taste of the bread did not overpower the taste of the soup. I am in search of a bread that I can make weekly for our use. Next is a sourdough rye – but that will take time since I need to start a starter!
Herb Bread (Recipe thanks to Ladle, Leaf & Loaf by Lisa Cowden)
Ingredients
1 tsp honey
1 cup lukewarm water
1 package yeast
1 large egg
1 tsp sea salt
About 3 cups flour
1 Tbl butter, room temperature
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp chives
1. In a large mixing bowl, preferably glass, combine the honey and water.
2. Add the yeast, stirring to dissolve. Set aside and let stand until foamy – about 3 – 5 minutes.
3. In a small bowl beat the egg and salt together, add to the yeast mixture.
4. Beat in 1 cup of flour and then gradually mix in the remaining 2 cups of flour. I added it a 1/2 cup at a time. I added a little bit more than a total of 2 1/2 cups of flour.
5. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead in the butter. Continue to knead until the dough is smooth and elastic.
6. Lightly butter a large bowl and place the dough in the bowl. Butter the top of the dough and cover with a damp cloth. Place in a warm area and allow to rise for about 1 our or until double in size.
7. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, 15 minutes before you are ready to put loaf in oven.
8. Butter a 5×9 loaf pan and sprinkle with corn meal, set aside.
9. Punch down the dough and flatten it into a rectangle about 1″ thick. Sprinkle the herbs over the surface and roll dough into a log. Pinch the ends and turn under to shape loaf, transfer to pan.
10. I let my loaf rise again for about 20 minutes, but you do not have to do this step.
11. Bake for 45 minutes or until bread makes a hollow sound when tapped. Cool on a wire rack before slicing.
This is a very light tasting bread and works well with soup, toast for your eggs or just toasted with butter and a drizzle of honey!
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Bread recipe might be good without herbs as toast and for grilled cheese, etc. If it’s going to be herb bread, maybe incorporte herbs into dough itself and add more? Looks great!! My thought would be to roll it out after punching down and sprinkle herbs and maybe Parmesan or Romano and roll up and make into loaf. : ) (Just an idea!!)
Nothing like homemade bread…especially when it is warm out of the oven. I love the no knead recipe that I believe you have.