Blue Ribbon Bread Machine Bread Recipes

BLUE RIBBON BREAD MACHINE BREAD

Steps:

• Place the water into the bread pan. Spoon in honey then the yeast over the water; allow the yeast to foam for 10 minutes.
• Add oil, butter. Add in flour and salt. Select the dough setting and press start. Remove from machine; cover and let rest 10 minutes.
• Shape into loaves or a boule or a batard; cover with cloth. Place in oven that was turned on to 200* and turned off. Leave the door open first 5 minutes. Let rise 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and set it to 400*; slash you loaves 2-3 times. When ready place bread inside for 10 minutes; reduce to 350* for 20 minutes. Spray with water a couple of time at beginning of baking. Instant thermometer reads 200*, it's done.

BLUE RIBBON WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in 1/2 cup warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture with the evaporated milk, 1/4 cup water, shortening, honey, salt and 2 cups flour. Stir well to combine. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down and divide in half. Roll out each half and roll into loaf shapes, sealing seams by pinching. Place in buttered 9x5 inch bread pans. Butter the tops of each loaf with melted butter; cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise in warm area until doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Place a small pan of hot water on the bottom shelf of the oven. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Uncover loaves and bake until tops are golden brown, about 25 to 35 minutes. Brush butter onto crusts while warm. Slice when cool.

BLUE RIBBON WINNING WHOLE BARLEY SANDWICH BREAD (WITH VIDEO!)

Steps:

• Combine the whole barley and the water in a medium saucepan. Simmer on medium heat for about 50 minutes until the barley is very soft- like mushy oatmeal. Pre-cooked barley can be stored in the refrigerator until you are ready to bake your bread.
• Hint: Make at least one batch of the bread mix- I make up about 4 of these and store them in plastic containers. They will keep fresh for about a month and make bread baking go much faster.
• To make the bread mix, measure out the dry ingredients above and set aside for bread making day.
• Making the Bread Dough:.
• Combine the bread mix, the cooked barley, the water, oil, molasses and vinegar into the mixing bowl of your stand mixer (or regular mixing bowl if you are going to knead it by hand).
• Mix together with a spoon to get it blended.
• Now put the bowl on the mixer stand with the dough hook in place.
• Knead by machine for about 12 minutes on medium, adding additional flour a little at a time until the dough sticks to itself and not the mixing bowl.
• Spray a large mixing bowl or plastic container with cooking spray, add the dough (give the dough one more spray and then cover.
• Let the dough rest on the counter for about 2 hours, then either refrigerate for later use or form into loafs, rolls or killer hamburger buns!
• To form two loafs, flour your work surface and remove the dough from the raising container.
• Cut the dough in half. Working with one half at a time, shape into a log- rolling the dough back and forth to smooth the edges as much as possible. Place each dough half into a loaf pan, press it down and let it sit until doubled.
• Heat your oven to 450 degrees. Place the bread into the oven and turn the heat down to 400 degrees. Bake for 40-50 minutes.
• I like to use an instant read thermometer- when the bread is between 195-200 degrees I know that it is time to take the bread out of the oven.
• Let the bread cool and then devour!
• *Note:.
• I have been working on this recipe to increase its available nutrition profile. The modifications are as follows:.
• 1. For the whole wheat flour, use sprouted, dried and ground whole wheat.
• 2. Make the barley ahead and soak it for 12 hours before cooking in 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar.
• 3. Soak the sesame seeds (they add a wonderful flavor and texture) for 12 hours prior to making the bread- add 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to the soaking water.
• 4. I have deleted the wheat bran as there was no useful purpose for it and there was no practical way to remove the phytic acid.
• 5. Add 1/2 cup sourdough starter to the dough to increase the acidity and give more rise to the dough.
• Planned future modifications:.
• 1. Increase the amount of sourdough starter.
• 2. Decrease the amount of bread flour.
• 3. Decrease the amount of wheat gluten.
• Good luck and email me with suggestions!

BREAD MACHINE LIGHT MOIST BUTTERMILK BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Measure out all of the ingredients.
• 2. Place the cold buttermilk in the microwave for 30 seconds to warm. Beat the egg and stir into the buttermilk.
• 3. Place ingredients into bread machine in order recommended by manufacturer. I put liquid (buttermilk and egg) in first then add the flour, salt & sugar. Cut the butter into small pieces and scatter around on top. Make a little hole in the top center and add the yeast making sure not to let the yeast touch any wet ingredients.
• 4. Set machine to quick bake with medium crust. If you like a lighter loaf you can set it for light crust.
• 5. This recipe can also be stirred up using the dough cycle in the machine and baked in a conventional oven at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• 6. Cinnamon Raisin Bread- add 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 4 Tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 - 1/3 cup of raisins. Add the raisins according to manufacturer's instructions for your brand of machine.

VIENNA BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• 1. Place all the ingredients in the bread pan according to the order in the manufacturer's directions. Set crust on medium and program for Basic or French bread cycle. This recipe is not suitable for Delay Timer. Remove immediately from pan and cool to room temperature on a wire rack before slicing. Yield: (1) 2 pound loaf
• 2. If you do not have a bread pan, you can make this by hand the old fashioned way. Make the water a little less hot as the hand can stand in a small bowl and sprinkle the yeast, spreading it all around the cup carefully. Do Not Stir! Set aside and prepare a large bowl with vegetable spray.
• 3. In yet another large bowl, combine the flour (reserve 1 cup aside)the gluten, sugar and salt. Add butter cut into thin slices or 1/2 inch pieces. Add yeast mixture and mix with your hands until well mixed and a ball starts to form. Dump out on a floured surface (use some of the reserved flour) and knead thoroughly for 10 minutes, adding flour as necessary. After kneading, the dough should appear elastic and smooth and be difficult to continue kneading. Place the dough in the prepared pan, smooth side down, and then pick it up and turn it upside down. Cover and allow to rise for 90 minutes in a warm place, free of drafts.
• 4. After the 90 minutes has passed, dust the counter or pastry board lightly, and divide dough into halves. Shape each half into a loaf and place in prepared loaf pans. Cover and allow to rise again in a warm place free of drafts for another 30 minutes. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 55 minutes. When bread is done, it will be a medium brown color, and sound somewhat hollow when you thump it. Remove from oven, and allow to sit in pan for about 3 minutes. Turn out on a cooling rack, and baste crust with butter.
• 5. FYI: To make rolls or pigs 'n' blankets, instead of forming dough into two loaves, take each half and form a uniform cylinder. Cut each cylinder into eight sections. Take each section and form the roll you prefer to make. For pigs 'n' blankets, I just make large disks and fold them over the hot dog, securing with a little water. After these rise, they will only need to bake for about 15-20 minutes.