Honey Bread

Name: Honey Bread
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 1 loaf
Ingredients: 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped rosemary; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet); 1 1/4 cups warm water (around 110 degrees); 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 6 tablespoons honey

Submitted by momaphet

"This is a dense European style bread that is commonly eaten for breakfast in Ethiopia. The dough is very sticky until you knead it for the 2nd time right before shaping. Bake in a loaf pan or free form on a baking sheet."

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photo by Debbwl

Ready In:: 2hrs
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 1 loaf

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons chopped rosemary
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
1 ¹⁄₄ cups warm water (around 110 degrees)
3 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons salt
6 tablespoons honey

directions

Toast the rosemary in a small sauté pan over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine the oil, yeast, and warm water and stir to dissolve the yeast. Let sit for 5 minutes, or until foamy.
Combine the flour and salt and mound in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle. Slowly pour the dissolved yeast into the well, working in the flour with your fingertips, then knead the dough until a ball forms. Knead in the honey and toasted rosemary.
Put the dough in a large oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover with a damp cloth or oiled plastic wrap and let rise to 1 1/2 times the original size, about 1 hour.
Grease a 9 x 4-inch loaf pan. Punch down the dough and transfer to a floured work surface. Knead for 5 minutes then shape into loaf. Place the prepared pan, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise for 20 minutes. Or form into a nice round or oval loaf, rise and bake on a greased baking sheet
Preheat the oven to 400°F Place the pan in the oven and bake until the tops are golden, about 25 to 30 minutes. Invert the pan onto a cooling rack and let sit for 5 minutes, then remove the pan and let cool.
Note - Before baking brush loaf with an eggwhite wash - then sprinkled it with rosemary- delicious.

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Reviews

A nice bread that yes is very dense. DH liked the honey while I would have liked a little more rosemary. I am thankful you put in your description about the stickiness as even armed with that info thought I might of blown the recipe. This recipe was made using whole wheat flour and did use the egg white wash and rosemary black pepper topping. Thank for the post.

Debbwl