Good Friday Bread Recipe
This Good Friday Bread recipe is from family cookbook and you can be rest assured that it works. Don't rob yourself of the pleasure of having Good Friday Bread. Go and prepare it immediately.
Ingredients
1/2 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 cup warm water (105°-115°F)
4-4 1/2 cups flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 teaspoons caraway seeds milk
Directions
1 Dissolve yeast in warm water. Set aside for 5 minutes. Combine 2 cups flour, sugar, salt, butter, and caraway seeds in mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly.
2 Add yeast mixture, and gradually add remaining flour to form a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes.
3 Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top. Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
4 Punch down dough. Shape into large round loaf. Place on greased baking sheet. Brush top of dough with milk.
5 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 45 minutes or until done.
6 Bake in a preheated 400°F oven 40-50 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
2 Add yeast mixture, and gradually add remaining flour to form a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes.
3 Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top. Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
4 Punch down dough. Shape into large round loaf. Place on greased baking sheet. Brush top of dough with milk.
5 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 45 minutes or until done.
6 Bake in a preheated 400°F oven 40-50 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
