Red Italian Herb Bread
Submitted by Marlene Metherel
Ingredients
1 2/3 c canned whole tomatoes (I used diced)
1/3 c skim milk powder
1½ tsp salt
1/4 c sugar
3 tbsp olive oil
3½ c white flour
1 tsp fresh marjoram leaves
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
1 tsp fresh basil leaves
4 tsp bread machine yeast
Directions
Mix milk powder, salt, sugar, & yeast together.
Puree tomatoes (?? why whole ones), olive oil, & herbs in blender until smooth.
Pour puree into bread machine, add flour, yeast mixture.
Set bread machine to the dough setting & turn on.
When completed, fold the dough onto a floured counter & knead for 5 minutes, adding a little flour if necessary.
Flour a baking pan generously & place rounded dough in the center.
Cover with cotton dishtowel & place the baking pan on the top of a raised metal turret above a large electric burner.
Set on low & allow bread to rise for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400º F. Reduce heat to 350º F and bake loaf for approx 20 minutes.
Allow to cool before cutting.
Who can ever leave loaf of fresh bread to cool before cutting?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I did it all in bread machine and it turned out fine. I didn't have fresh herbs so used dry.