Squaw Bread Recipes

SQUAW BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water. Pour boiling water over cornmeal and oatmeal; let stand until cool.
• Add honey, butter and salt to yeast mixture. Stir in bran, then whole wheat flour.
• Add cooled cereal mixture, then add unbleached flour a cup at a time until mixture is stiff enough to knead.
• Knead 10 to 20 minutes. Let rise 2 hours, then punch out air and shape into four loaves; place loaves onto two lightly greased and floured cookie sheets.
• Let rise 1 hour, then bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. When done, loaves should sound hollow when tapped. Be careful not to underbake the moist, heavy loaf.
• NOTE: Time does not include 3 hour rise time.
• Makes 4 loaves.

SQUAW BREAD

Steps:

• In blender, put 2 cups water, oil, honey, brown sugar and raisins.
• Liquefy that puppy.
• Proof yeast with 1/4 cup water and 1 tablespoon honey.
• Combine 1 cup flour, 2 cups whole wheat, 1 cup rye, milk and salt.
• Add liquid mixture and yeast mixture.
• Beat for 2 minutes.
• Gradually add rest of flour till it pulls away from sides of bowl.
• Turn out onto floured board and knead until smooth and elastic.
• Add flour as needed.
• Grease large bowl and put dough inches.
• Let rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch down dough; divide in 4 pieces.
• Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle 2 baking sheets with cornmeal.
• Shape the 4 pieces into loafs; cover and let rise until doubled, 60 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Bake for 35 minutes or crust is browned.
• Brush with butter.

SQUAW HONEY-RYE BREAD

Steps:

• Mix raisins with 1/2 cup of the water and let sit overnight to plump (then puree` if desired).
• Add the honey, brown sugar, caramel coloring and oil to raisins.
• Proof the yeast in 1/4 cup warm (100^ - 110^) water mixed with1 teaspoon of sugar for 10 minutes.
• Mix the flours, wheat gluten, dry milk and salt together. Mix in the rest of the water and the raisin mixture, and knead using the dough hook of mixer to incorporate all ingredients. Pour dough into a greased bowl and let rise till doubled.
• Put dough back in mixer and knead with dough hook for about 7 minutes, adding more flour to coax dough to leave the sides of the bowl and cling to the hook.
• Shape into two loaves and put in two 8 X 5 X 4 greased loaf pans. Let rise again to double and bake for 30 minutes at 350^ or until lightly browned. Bread will sound hollow when tapped. Remove from pans and cool well before slicing.