Jim's Buttermilk Bread
1 tb Active dry yeast 1/2 c Warm water 1/4 To 1/3 cup honey 2 c Buttermilk - room -temperature 6 To 6 1/2 cups unbleached -flour 2 ts Salt 4 tb Olive oil Makes two 8-inch loaves Ma...
Ingredients
- 1tb active dry yeast
- 1/2c warm water
- 1/4to 1/3 cup honey
- 2c buttermilk - room
- 4tb olive oil
Directions
- 1
1 tb Active dry yeast 1/2 c Warm water 1/4 To 1/3 cup honey 2 c Buttermilk - room -temperature 6 To 6 1/2 cups unbleached -flour 2 ts Salt 4
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Mix in the honey
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Add 1 cup of buttermilk
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Stir in 3 cups of the flour, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and leave it in a warm place for 15-20 minutes until it swells and bubbles on
- 5
Meanwhile dissolve the salt and add the olive oil, in the remaining buttermilk
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When the sponge is ready add this to it along with all but 1/2 cup of the remaining flour
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Mix well until it becomes hard to stir, then turn out on a floured working surface and knead, adding more flour as necessary until the dough
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Clean out the bowl, oil or butter it, and return the dough, turning to coat with grease