Solar Baked Buttermilk Bread Food

BUTTERMILK BREAD FOR THE BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Place ingredients in bread machine,as listed above.
• Select basic bread machine cycle and start machine.

BUTTERMILK QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350*F. Spray loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium mixing bowl. In another bowl combine oil of choice, if using butter first melt it, buttermilk and eggs. Whisk to combine.
• Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients. Gently stir and fold ingredients until all the flour has been incorporated and shaggy, wet batter is formed. Be careful not to over mix.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan spreading evenly into corners. Bake for 45-50 minutes. When finished the loaf should be domed and golden, and a toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean. Let the loaf cool for 15 minutes before slicing.
• Wrap baked loaves tightly in plastic wrap and store at room temperature. Baked loaves can be wrapped in plastic and then aluminum foil and frozen for up to three months.
• Variations: Blueberry Loaf - 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, 1 tsp vanilla, zest from one lemon.
• Spicy Jalapeño Loaf - reduce sugar to 2 Tbsp, 1/3 cup diced jalapeño peppers, 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar, 2 tsp chili powder.
• Irish Soda Bread Loaf - reduce sugar to 1/4 cup, 1 Tbsp caraway seeds, 3/4 cup raisins or currents.
• Cherry Almond Loaf - 1 cup dried cherries, 1/2 cup toasted sliced chopped almonds, 1 tsp almond extract.
• Apple Cinnamon Loaf - 1 cup finely diced apples, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 cup toasted chopped walnuts.
• Pesto Parmesan Loaf - reduce sugar to 1 Tbsp, 1/4 cup prepared pesto, 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese.

SIMPLE SUN OVEN BREAD

Steps:

• Pour the water into the bread machine pan. Sprinkle the flour over the water making sure to cover it completely. Add the salt, sugar, and butter in separate corners of the pan. Make a shallow indentation in the center of the flour and add the yeast. Set the bread machine to the dough setting. Press start. Check the dough after a few minutes of kneading and add a little more water if needed. At the end of the cycle turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently punch down. Cut the dough in half and shape it into two loaves. Put the dough in two lightly oiled bread pans. Cover the pans with oiled plastic wrap. Let the loaves rise in a warm spot 30 to 45 minutes. Set the Sun Oven out to preheat while the loaves are rising. Bake in the Sun Oven until the bread is lightly browned and sounds hollow when tapped, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

SUN OVEN BREAKFAST BREAD

Steps:

• Pour the milk and water into the bread machine pan. Sprinkle flour over the liquids making sure to cover completely. Add the salt, sugar, and butter in separate corners of the bread pan. Make a shallow indentation in the center of the flour and add the yeast. Set the bread machine to the dough setting and press start. When the dough cycle has finished turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, cut in half, and form two loaves. Place the loaves in lightly oiled bread pans, cover with oiled plastic wrap; let rise 30 to 45 minutes. Set Global Sun Oven out to preheat while the dough is rising. Bake loaves in Sun Oven until lightly browned, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Makes 2 loaves

SOLAR BAKED BUTTERMILK BREAD

Steps:

• Pour buttermilk, water, honey and oil into the bread machine pan. Sprinkle both the flours over the liquid mixture, ensuring that it is completely covered. Add the salt in one corner of the bread pan. Make a shallow indentation in the center of the flour without reaching the liquid and add the yeast. Set the bread machine to the dough only setting. At the end of the rise cycle turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape it into a loaf. Put the dough in a lightly oiled loaf pan, cover with oiled plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm spot for about 30 minutes. Set the Global Sun Oven out to preheat while the loaf is rising. Bake the bread in the Sun Oven for until it's starting to brown and sounds hollow when tapped, about 40 minutes. Makes 1 loaf