Bacon Caraway Crusty Bread Recipes

PULL-APART BACON BREAD

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat for 5 minutes or until partially cooked; drain on paper towels. Roll out dough to 1/2-in. thickness; brush with 1 tablespoon of oil. Cut into 1-in. pieces; place in a large bowl. Add the bacon, cheese, dressing mix and remaining oil; toss to coat., Arrange pieces in a 9x5-in. oval on a parchment-lined baking sheet, layering as needed. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes or until doubled., Bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Cover with foil; bake 15 minutes longer or until golden brown.

SWISS & CARAWAY FLATBREADS

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough into a 15x10-in. rectangle. Transfer to two greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Cover with kitchen towels; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes., Preheat oven to 425°. Using fingertips, press several dimples into dough. In a small bowl, whisk melted butter, oil, onion, mustard, caraway seeds, Worcestershire sauce and, if desired, sherry until blended; brush over dough. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake until golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Serve warm. Freeze option: Cut cooled flatbreads into pieces. Freeze in freezer containers. To use, reheat flatbreads on an ungreased baking sheet in a preheated 425° oven until heated through.

CARAWAY SEED RYE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Add brown sugar, caraway, oil, salt and remaining water; mix well. Stir in rye flour and 1 cup all-purpose flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining all-purpose flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down; divide in half. Shape each half into a ball; place in 2 greased 8-in. round baking pans or ovenproof skillets. Flatten balls to a 6-in. diameter. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

CARAWAY BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, combine caraway seeds, salt, honey, yeast mixture, whole wheat flour and 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Grease a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; sprinkle with cornmeal. Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into a round loaf; place on prepared pan. Cover with greased plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°., Using a sharp knife, cut a large "X" in top of loaf. Bake on a lower oven rack 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool.

STOVE TOP SIRLOIN TIP BEEF STEW [REMIX]

Steps:

• 1. I started this stew in my Dutch oven, because it hold the heat in and hastens the cooking time. Using the tomato paste helps to thicken the broth in the stew, as well as the mashed potatoes. The amounts in this recipe is what I had, you can vary the amounts and variety of what you have on hand.
• 2. In a Dutch oven, over medium high heat, add the chopped celery and then add the carrots, and stir & continue to cook for about 10 minutes.
• 3. Next add the bay leaves and chopped onion, stir again and continue to cook.
• 4. Add the cubed sirloin Tip Roast, stir to mix, then cover and continue to cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Add the sliced mushrooms, and stir to blend together.
• 5. Add the remaining left over veggies, & tomato paste.
• 6. Then add the Beer, or may use a red wine if desired. Add the frozen peas. Continue to cook over low heat.
• 7. Now add the beef broth, Au Jus and stir to blend. Add the cold mashed potatoes, and stir to blend in with other ingredients. At this point I had to switch to a larger pot. I continued to let it cook over low heat , stirring occasionally to prevent it from sticking. I did not need to add any additional spices, but you can if desired.
• 8. The beef stew cooked for a total of about 2 hours. I made a BACON & CARAWAY CRUSTY BREAD TO SERVE WITH THIS STEW. I will post the recipe, if you would like to try it. It is a simple RUSTIC BREAD that DOES NOT USE YEAST, & ONLY TAKES 45 MINUTES TO BAKE. It was perfect with this stew.
• 9. This is the larger pot I had to switch too, after adding the cold mashed Potatoes.
• 10. A large bowl of this stew , on a Rainy day like today, with a warm piece of Crusty Bread and it hits the tummy just right.

CRISPY BACON

Steps:

• Put the bacon in a non-stick frying pan in a single layer. Top with another heavy pan or frying pan that fits snugly into the pan on top of the bacon. If it's not very heavy, top with another pan, or anything heatproof and weighty.
• Fry on a medium-low heat for 10-15 mins until golden and super-crispy. Check the bacon halfway through cooking - increase the heat slightly if there's lots of liquid in the pan, and flip the bacon over. Keep cooking until the bacon is uniformly golden and crisp.
• Drain on kitchen paper before adding to sandwiches or crumbling over salads or soups.

SAUTEED CABBAGE WITH BACON BREAD CRUMBS

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp and transfer with a slotted spatula to paper towels to drain. Transfer 1 teaspoon drippings to a small bowl and reserve. In drippings remaining in skillet cook cabbage with salt and pepper to taste, stirring occasionally, until golden and add water. Cook cabbage until crisp-tender and transfer to a serving dish.
• In skillet heat reserved drippings over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté bread crumbs and caraway seeds with salt and pepper to taste, stirring, until bread crumbs are golden. Stir in bacon and sprinkle over cabbage.

DUTCH OVEN CARAWAY RYE BREAD

Steps:

• Mix rye flour, bread flour, buttermilk, caraway seeds, vital wheat gluten, and kosher salt together in a very large bowl.
• Combine water, sugar, and yeast in a bowl until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes. Stir yeast mixture into flour mixture until well mixed and caraway seeds are evenly distributed. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit for 18 hours.
• Transfer dough to a heavily floured work surface. It will be somewhat elongated, so take the right and left sides and fold them into the middle. Turn dough over and gently use a spatula to tuck corners under; cover with plastic wrap for 15 minutes. Remove plastic wrap, dust dough with flour, and make shallow cuts in the top for full bloom.
• Place a Dutch oven in the oven and preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
• Carefully place dough in the Dutch oven, cover immediately, reduce oven temperature to 460 degrees F (238 degrees C), and bake until bread is cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes. Carefully transfer bread from the Dutch oven to the oven rack and bake for 5 minutes more.