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It has been awhile since I have posted a bread recipe. As a family of 3 we don’t go through a ton of bread in one sitting, so lots of my bread ends up in the freezer. Then every so often I get in a “clean out the freezer” mode. That is what has happened over the last month or so. It is finally pretty empty, so I am back to making bread!
I was searching for a new bread recipe to try awhile ago, and I saw this one on quite a few sites. It looked hearty, and crusty; which is what I was looking for. I made this one night that we were having soup for dinner. I always love bread with my soup, and this was a good one to have around. It is slightly sweet, which you could change by reducing the sugar if that isn’t your thing. It was hearty and stuck up to the dunking, which I always do with my bread and soup. It would also make great toast or even a sandwich.
I still have a loaf of this in the freezer that I think I might have to take out this week. We have had amazing spring weather these last couple weeks. It has been in the 50’s and 60’s with lots of sun. That is all about to change in a couple of hours….we are supposed to get 6-12 inches of snow tonight 🙁 Soup and bread is on the menu tomorrow!
Amish Country Bread
Amish Country Bread
Ingredients
- 4 Tbls sugar
- 2 Tbls butter, , melted
- 3 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cup hot water, (about 115 degrees)
- 2 Tbls rapid rise yeast
- 5 cups bread flour
- 1 egg white
- 1 Tbls water
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp rosemary
Instructions
- Using a stand mixer, mix together the sugar, butter, salt, water, and yeast. Let set for 5 minutes until nice and foamy.
- Add the flour, 1 cup at a time until it forms a ball.
- Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 8-10 minutes.
- Place dough in a greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size (about 30 minutes).
- Punch down the dough, divide into 2 equal balls. Roll into a ball, and place side by side on a baking sheet. Cut cross slits in the top. Cover and let rice for another 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix together the egg white and the water. Brush over the top of each ball of dough. Sprinkle evenly with salt and rosemary. Bake for 20-25 minutes. It will be golden brown and sound hollow when you tap on the bottom.
Notes
Adapted from One More Moore
Nutrition Information
Yield
10Serving Size
10 ServingsAmount Per Serving Calories 278Total Fat 4gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 6mgSodium 958mgCarbohydrates 52gFiber 2gSugar 2gProtein 9g
sounds like a good loaf of bread!
Thanks Dina!
Love crusty bread! Perfect with a big bowl of hearty soup!
I am an equal-opportunist carb-eater, though homemade bread happens to be my specialty! I LOVE IT. This looks so crusty and perfect to nosh on all the livelong day.
HA! I am all about any carbs too, I am not picky 🙂
that is some down right perfect bread!
YES, pleeeease!! I love bread, it is really a crime how much I love bread!
I love making bread- as a house of two we don’t do much bread at one sitting either – which is so hard, because I LURRVEEE bread!!
We LOVE bread to, so I always have to portion some for the freezer first or we would go through way too much!!
Isn’t this weather crazy!? At least you have amazing homemade bread to enjoy!
Hope you’re enjoying your week 😉
Thankfully they were wrong, and we only got about 2 inches of snow, and that is almost all melted already. I am ready for spring to get here and stay!
This Amish Country Bread is gorgeous. I bake bread at home all the time but haven’t try my hands on making Amish Country Bread before. Can’t wait to test it out. 😉
I hope you enjoy it Amy, it sure is tasty!
I need to try this one! I am the same way – I have to have bread with a bowl of soup. It’s just not the same without it.
PS where are you that it’s snowing that much?!
xo Jackie
Jackie – I am in Fort Collins, Colorado. Luckily they were way off with their prediction, and we only got about 2 inches! It should be gone by Friday!
Oh yum!!