Rainbow Bread! |
The first loaf I made |
(Makes 2 mini loafs or a regular loaf)
2 1/4 t. yeast
1 c. hot water (110-115)
1/4 c. sugar
3/4 t. salt
1/4 c. melted butter
1 egg slightly beaten
3.5 - 4 c. of bread flour (you can use all purpose flour)
1. Dissolve yeast into warm water.
2. Add sugar, salt, butter, egg and 2 cups of flour and beat until smooth. Add flour just enough to form the dough.
3. Knead for 5-10 minutes (I usually knead through 2 songs)... Place in greased bowl, turn to grease the whole dough ball and cover and let rise until doubled. (When you poke two fingers in the dough and it doesn't bounce back you're good to go...)
4. Turn out dough on a floured surface and cut into equal sized balls, the number of balls depends on how many colors you want. Add some food coloring to a ball and knead color into dough, adding flour if needed. Repeat for each color, roll the balls flat into a rectangle and stack.
5. Roll the stack and shape into a loaf and place in a well greased loaf pan. I cut one loaf in half and made 2 mini loafs. Make sure you roll the loaf tight and place seam side down, mine seemed to unroll mid bake...
6. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise again. Preheat oven to 350
7. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
One of today's loaf pre-oven |