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Recipe of the Week – Breads

September 7, 2009 at 2:34 pm Leave a comment

(From the Breads Collection at emealsforyou.com)

I found a new bread recipe the other day and decided I needed to get back into the bread baking mode.  Maybe I overdid it a little but once you have flour all over the kitchen why not make more.  My wife mentioned she would like to have some date nut bread; I call it date and nut bread but then again she “knows” better. ( updated correction: she looked it up on the Internet and looks like she is right and I am wrong; for the first time I might add)  Anyway, so there I was making rye bread and the date  nut bread and why not add some ciabatti to the mix.

I especially like the ciabatti and rye breads as they develop their taste and “crumb” texture by resting overnight on the counter.  Once you learn how to deal with the really moist, sticky dough it is a simple task to shape the loaves and bake them.  The date / nut bread takes about 5 minutes to mix; although you have to let the dates and nuts sit in hot water for 15 minutes.  I usually bake them in small loaves, then freeze them.  A minute in the microwave when I feel like eating some is quick and always a special treat.

The recipes are on the website: emealsforyou.com along with many more.  Now that Fall is coming I will begin to try different artisan breads and pass along the ones that work to you.

Date & Nut Bread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 81/2 X 41/2 X 3 inch loaf pan.

Put dates, walnuts, baking soda, salt, karo syrup and butter in a bowl. Heat water to the boil and pour on top of date mixture. Let stand for 15 minutes.

Beat eggs and sugar together in a large bowl. Add the flours and stir. Add in the date mixture and stir until well blended. Pour batter into the loaf pan and bake 40 -50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Slide a knife around pan and invert over a serving plate. May be frozen.

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