Accidental whole wheat herb bread
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | can | V-8 juice (11.5-oz) or tomato juice |
| 2 | Egg or egg substitute | |
| ⅔ | cup | Water |
| 2 | cups | Low fat cottage cheese |
| ½ | cup | Scallions minced or fresh chives in amounts to taste |
| 1 | teaspoon | Dill |
| 3 | cups | Whole wheat flour |
| 5 | cups | To 6 c unbleached white flour |
| 2 | packs | Fast rising yeast |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
Directions
Mix together juice, eggs, water, cottage cheese, scallions and dill.
Heat in microwave to 125-130 degrees using a thermometer. Combine whole wheat flour, 5 cup of white flour, yeast and sugar. Mix the wet and dry ingredients together. Knead dough on work surface sprinkled with remaining flour, until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5-8 minutes. Place the dough in bowl, cover with a towel, and rest 10 minutes. Divide the dough and place in two 5 1/ 4 x 9¼ inch loaf pans. Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with non stick vegetable coating and put in a warm place for 20 minutes. Bake in preheated, 425 degree oven for 25 minutes, or until the loaves sound hollow when tapped. Remove from loaf pans and cool on rack.
NOTE: You may need to practice before you get the results you wish.