Milk And Honey Bread Recipes

MILK-AND-HONEY WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add honey, butter, salt and 5 cups flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured board; 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 and shape into 2 loaves. Place in greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cover loosely with foil if top browns too quickly. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.

MILK AND HONEY QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter loaf pan.
• In medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup honey and milk; Stir over medium heat until honey dissolves.
• Stir in melted butter.
• Set aside to cool.
• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into large mixer bowl.
• Add pecans and toss to coat.
• Set aside.
• Whisk egg into cooled milk mixture.
• Add to flour mixture.
• Beat at medium speed just until blended.
• Pour into pan and smooth top.
• Bake for 65-75 minutes until toothpick comes clean from center.
• Cool on rack 10 minutes, Remove and cool again on rack.

MILK AND HONEY WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Heat milk and honey together until honey is dissolved, then stir in the butter.
• When the milk-butter mixture is somewhat cooled, beat in the eggs.
• Sift together the flour through salt; add wheat germ.
• Gradually stir the dry mixture into the liquid.
• Stir in nuts (if desired).
• Turn into 9 X 5-inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 325°F 1 hour.

MILK AND HONEY WHOLE WHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar and yeast. Mix in salt, honey, milk, and oil (if using).
• In a separate large bowl mix together white and whole wheat flours.
• Slowly pour liquid into 1 C of flour. Add remaining flour 1/2 C at a time, stirring well after each addition. When dough has pulled together turn onto a floured surface. Knead until bread is silky, about 10 minutes if by hand.
• Put into oiled bowl, cover with a damp towel and put in a warm draft-free place. Let rise for approx 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Preheat oven to 500 with baking stone on bottom shelf and a pan on top shelf.
• Punch down and form into loaves. Slash tops with sharp knife or put into loaf pans. Let rise again until doubled in size.
• For a shiny crust, brush loaves with beaten egg.
• Slide into oven and pour 1/2 cup warm water into top shelf's pan to create steam.
• Bake at 500 for 5 minutes then turn oven down to 400. Bake until golden brown/loaves sound hollow, approximately 10-15 minutes if in small loaves, 25+ minutes if in loaf pans.

DELICIOUS MILK AND HONEY BREAD - 2 LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk.
• Add honey, butter, salt& 5 cups flour; beat until smooth.
• Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured board; knead until smooth& elastic, about 6-8 minutes.
• Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
• Cover& let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down& shape into two loaves.
• Place in greased 9x5x3" loaf pans.
• Cover& let rise until doubled, about 30 minute Bake at 375º for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cover with foil if necessary to prevent overbrowning.
• Remove from pans& cool on wire racks.