Nat's Fresh Herb Batter Bread
Recipe: #16490
December 28, 2014
Categories: Breads, New England, One-Pot Meal, Brunch, Christmas, Sunday Dinner, Thanksgiving, Oven Bake Vegetarian, Yeast Bread, Dough, Flour, Herbs, Kosher Dairy, more
"I got this recipe from the culinary school I attended some moons ago. When I was first dating my husband, I made this bread for one of the first dinners I made for him. I guess he liked this bread, because later he proposed. This is a delicious comforting bread with a tender crumb and is wonderful served with a good soup, etc. Yield 1 bread"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (134.8 g)
- Calories 376.3
- Total Fat - 13.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.8 g
- Cholesterol - 76.8 mg
- Sodium - 634.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 53.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.9 g
- Sugars - 8.2 g
- Protein - 9.8 g
- Calcium - 89.5 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Dissolve yeast in warm water. (Being careful that water is not to hot or else it will kill the yeast). Put in a bowl. Add warm milk, sour cream, butter, eggs, sugar, salt, and herbs.
Step 2
Using cake beaters, beat in 3 cups of flour until well blended. Stir in enough additional flour to make a soft dough (softer than kneaded dough). Note that it may not take the full amount of flour, as it depends on the humidity present in your home (higher levels of humidity, normally require more flour to be added and vise-versa when your home is dry, like in the winter months). Cover and let rise in a draft-free until doubled (45 minutes to 1 hour).
Step 3
Stir down with your hands or with a wooden spoon. Turn into a buttered 2-quart cake or bundt pan. Cover, let rise until doubled in size (50 - 65 minutes).
Step 4
Bake in a preheated 375 degrees Fahrenheit oven for approximately 35 - 40 minutes. Remove and cool on a wire rack.
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Step 5
Makes 1 bread.*
Tips
No special items needed.