San francisco firehouse bread

2 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2packsActive dry yeast
½cupChopped onion
3tablespoonsCooking oil
13ouncesCan evaporated milk
½cupSnipped parsley
3tablespoonsSugar
1teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonDried dillweed
¼teaspoonGround sage
¾cupCornmeal
4cupsWhole wheat flour

Directions

Soften yeast in ½ cup warm water (110~). Cook onion in hot oil until tender. Combine onion, milk, parsley, sugar, salt, dillweed and sage. Stir in yeast. Beat in cornmeal. Beat in half the flour.

Stir in remaining flour by hand to make a moderately soft dough.

Turn out on lightly flour surface. Knead 2 to 5 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease surface. Cover and let rise until double, about 1 hour. Punch down; divide in half. Place in 2 well-greased 16 ounce coffee cans. Cover and let rise until double, 20 to 45 minutes. Bake in 350~ oven for 45 minutes, covering loosely with foil during last 15 minutes.