Monday, April 27, 2009

Italian Herb Bread(breadmachine)




Italian Herb Bread

1 1/4 cups + 3 tbsp. water, 80°F
4 cups bread flour
1 tbsp. dry milk powder
2 tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese(I used the green can cheese)
1 1/2 tsp. italian seasoning
2 tbsp. butter or margarine
2 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast(or 2 tsp. breadmachine/fast rise yeast)

Put the ingredients in your bread pan according to your bread machine manual.  Put your machine on "french" setting and let the machine do all the work for you!  This will make a 2lb loaf!

I decided though to set my machine to the "dough" setting and let the machine just do the mixing and rising of the dough.  Once the dough cycle was done, I took the dough out of the machine and divided it into four balls and rolled it out into four small loaves and stuck in my mini loaf pans to rise again for about 1 hour.  After the hour, I baked in the oven at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.  Once the loaves were done, I cooled on a cooling rack before slicing to make my "spiced garlic bread".  I slice it and then butter each side and place on a cookie sheet.  Sprinkle with garlic powder and grated parmesan cheese.  Stick back into the oven at 400° for 5-7 minutes until golden brown. 

If you make the dough rather than a loaf of bread, you can also divide it up into 12-16 balls and then roll out into ropes to make breadsticks. 

This bread is a great side addition to a nice spaghetti dinner, or alfredo dish or homemade pizza!

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12 comments:

SnoWhite said...

I LOVE your bread recipes -- this one seems amazing too! We'll have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.

Rachel said...

I really have to get a bread machine!!!!

Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam said...

All week, I have been saying that I am going to make bread. This may have been the motivating factor. :)
Thanks for linking to Tasty Tuesday.

Lisa@BlessedwithGrace said...

Fresh, homemade bread....MMMMMMmmmmmmm. So good.

Jerri at Simply Sweet Home said...

Looks delicious. I wish I had a bread machine!

Sherry @ Lamp Unto My Feet said...

I've got a similar type recipe. It is absolutely scrumptious! WE use it for making pizza crust, too!

Brenda said...

I've never made a bread like this, but it sure looks good!

Lynn said...

This looks yummy. I'm always on the lookout for great bread machine recipes. Thanks :)

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Angie @ Many Little Blessings said...

Oh wow! That looks absolutely fabulous! Kudos to you!

I need to get our bread machine out again soon!

Emily @ Marvelous Recipes said...

I think I need to run out and buy a bread machine! This sounds wonderful.

lislynn said...

This looks sooo tasty! I've been looking for something new to try in my breadmaker. This fits the bill!