Tassajara Yeasted Bread Recipes

TASSAJARA BREAD

Steps:

• Step one:.
• Mix together Water and Yeast, let rest for 5 minutes. Then add Honey,(or Brown sugar or Molasses)Powdered Milk,Whole Wheat Flour and White Flour. Beat all these ingredients together well. This batter will be thick. Once well mixed, let rise 1 hour.
• Step Two:.
• Fold in Salt,Oil and Flour. Use more Flour as needed to Knead bread.
• Let Bread rise for 50 minutes, then punch down. Let rise 40 more minutes then shape into loaves. This makes approximately 5 loaves. Put loaves into greased pans.
• Let loaves rise for 20 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• When you remove the loaves from the oven, take a stick of Butter or Margarine and rub it over the top crust of the bread for a softer crust. Let cool in the pans for 5 minutes and remove to cooling racks.
• Now when my mom makes this Bread, she makes half of the loaves with Cinnamon,Sugar,a little melted Butter and Raisins (my Husbands favorite) Make those loaves just like you would a Cinnamon Roll - flatten the dough out and spread the rest of the ingredients on the dough, then roll back up and put in pans.

TASSAJARA BREAD, BASIC

Steps:

• Combine water, yeast, and sweetening . Add milk powder. Let sponge rise 30 to 40 minutes. Add WW flour (7 - 8 Cups), a cup at a time. Beat 100 times with spoon. Mixes in air and knead dough. Set bowl in warm place 85 to 100 F and let it rise for an hour. This rising lets the yeast get started without the salt. Gluten is formed too. Fold in salt, oil, another 6 to 8 cup flour. Don't stir or cut Knead the dough Let it rise another hour. Punch it down Let it rise 40 to 50 minutes. Shape into loaves Let it rise another 15 to 25 minutes. Slit top and bake 350℉ (180℃) for 50 -70 minutes.