Solstice Herb Bread Ingredients: 3 cups of flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 package of active dry yeast 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives 1 teaspoons of chopped fresh rosemary 1 teaspoon fresh thyme 1 1/4 cups of hot water 2 tablespoons of Crisco Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix 2 cups of flour, sugar, salt and yeast in a large bowl. Add herbs, water, and Crisco. Beat slowly, stirring remaining cup of flour until smooth. Scrape batter from sides of bowl and let rise in a warm place for 35 minutes or unti lit double in size. Punch down and beat with a spoon for about 15 seconds. Place dough in a greased loaf pan, patting down and forming a loaf shape with your hands. Cover and let rise again for aobut 30 minutes or until it double in size again. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Brush top with melted butter or margarine and remove from pan to cool. |