Thursday, January 7, 2010

Any good bread recipes to go with Thanksgiving dinner?

This is for spiced pumpkin bread. I make it every year for both halloween and thanksgiving.One tip though, don't use a spray like Pam or any other, it tends to overbake the botton crust.








3 cups sugar


1 cup vegetable oil


3 large eggs


1 16-ounce can solid pack pumpkin


3 cups all purpose flour


1 teaspoon ground cloves


1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


1 teaspoon ground nutmeg


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/2 teaspoon baking powder


1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)


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PreparationPreheat oven to 350掳F. Butter and flour two 9x5x3-inch loaf pans. Beat sugar and oil in large bowl to blend. Mix in eggs and pumpkin. Sift flour, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt and baking powder into another large bowl. Stir into pumpkin mixture in 2 additions. Mix in walnuts, if desired.





Divide batter equally between prepared pans. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Transfer to racks and cool 10 minutes. Using sharp knife, cut around edge of loaves. Turn loaves out onto racks and cool completely.Any good bread recipes to go with Thanksgiving dinner?
Asiago Bread


1 T. dry active yeast





5 - 6 C. white unbleached flour





1 T. salt





1-1/2 C. chopped red onion





2 cups lukewarm water, 95-100掳F.





2 T. rosemary





1 1/2 C. Asiago cheese, grated





Dissolve 1 tbsp. dry active yeast in 2 cups of lukewarm water. Stir. Let sit 5 - 15 minutes.





In a separate bowl mix 5 - 6 cups flour with 1 tbsp. salt, 2 T. rosemary, or other herb.





Mix flour mixture with yeast water. Knead for 5 minutes. Add 1-1/2 cups chopped red onions. Knead for 5 minutes. Cover with a towel, let rise in warm spot for 1 hour, or until double in size. Pound down.





Add grated Asiago Cheese. Knead until mixed. Cut into 2 loaves. Dough can be put into loaf pan or shaped into loaves, round or oblong. Place on parchment paper (non-waxed) on or in a pan.





Bake at 400掳F. for 40 - 50 minutes.Any good bread recipes to go with Thanksgiving dinner?
Go to www.foodnetwork.com and you can find lots and lots of bread recipies thet would go hand in hand with thanksgiving dinner.

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