ENGLISH MUFFIN BREAD

Yield: (makes 2 loaves)

Ingredients

• 1 c. milk
• 2 table. sugar
• 1 teas. salt
• 3 tables. margarine
• 1 c. warm water
• 1 pack. dry yeast
• 5½ c. unsifted flour (about)
• corn meal
• the listed ingredients plus unquantified grease used on the bowl, dough top, and loaf pans

Directions

1. scald milk; stir in sugar, salt and margarine.
2. Cool to lukewarm.
3. Measure warm water into large warm bowl.
4. Sprinkle in yeast; stir until dissolved.
5. Stir in lukewarm milk mixture.
6. Add 3 cups flour; beat until smooth.
7. Add enough additional flour to make a soft dough.
8. Turn out onto floured board; knead for 2 min. or until dough can be formed into a ball.
9. Place into greased bowl; grease top.
10. Cover; let rise until double about 1 hour.
11. Punch down divide in half. Shape loaves
12. Roll each loaf in corn meal Place in 2 greased 8½x4½x2½-inch loaf pans.
13. Cover let rise until doubled about 1 hour.
14. Bake at 400 f. for 25 minutes or until done.
15. remove from baking pans; cool on wire rack.

Timing

• knead for 2 min.
• let rise until double about 1 hour
• let rise until doubled about 1 hour
• for 25 minutes

Temperature

• scald milk; cool to lukewarm; warm water; large warm bowl; rise until double; 400 f.; until done; cool on wire rack

Equipment

• milk-scalding vessel; large warm bowl; floured board; greased bowl; cover; two loaf pans; oven; wire rack

Notes

• (off yeast package)