Rainbow Bread

So I have a ton of stuff to post but just haven't had the ability to actually post, I'll get there...

Rainbow Bread!

I saw this pin on pinterest for Rainbow Bread and I litterally stopped everything and made it that very instant. Dylan was really into rainbows at the time so it was a perfect excuse to do a little breadmaking... It's really simple I just used my favorite basic bread recipe, after the first rise kneaded in some liquid food coloring, shaped and baked the loaf... I've made it twice so far and both time I used mini loafs pans and plan to make a regular sized loaf next to see if the shape holds better.

The first loaf I made

 Rainbow Bread
(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