Two Tone Yeast Bread Food

TWO-TONE YEAST BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the sugar, shortening, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., For molasses dough, in a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the molasses, shortening, sugar, salt and all-purpose flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough whole wheat flour to form a soft (dough will be sticky). , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch doughs down; divide each dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of each dough into a 12x8-in. rectangle. Place the rectangle of molasses dough on the rectangle of plain dough. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seam to seal and tuck ends under. , Place seam side down in an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until browned. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

(BREAD MACHINE) 2 LB. TRADITIONAL WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Measure and add liquid ingredients to the baking pan.
• Measure and add oil to baking pan.
• Measure and add dry ingredients (except yeast) to the baking pan.
• Sprinkle the yeast on top of the flour.
• Snap the baking pan into the breadmaker and close the lid.
• Choose the "Basic" setting.
• Choose the "Light" crust color setting.
• Press start.
• Remove the baking pan after about 55 minutes of the baking period.
• Gently shake the bread loaf out of the baking pan onto a cooling rack.
• If necessary, remove the kneading blade from the loaf. Be careful, it is hot!
• Set the loaf upright, cover with a dishtowel and let cool for 20 minutes.

PURPLE YAM TWO-TONE BREAD

Steps:

• Starter:.
• In a bowl, whisk together the water and the flour until the mixture is well blended and lump free. Stir the mixture while it cooks over the medium heat to reach 65C/149°F It takes about 3-5 minutes. It will have a glue like texture.
• The key to this starter is the temperature of the water and flour is mixed together than cooked. At a 65 C/149 F temperature, the gluten within the flour absorbs all the water and become leavened. When this mixture is cooled and added to the remainder of the dough, the moisture is retained in the dough and heighten.
• Prepare the ubi dough by placing all the ingredients except butter in a mixing bowl. Mix with dough hook at slow speed for 1 minute. Switch the speed to medium and continue mixing until a dough forms. Add butter gradually and mix for approximately 5 minutes on medium speed until gluten is fully developed, i. e. elastic, smooth, non-sticky and leave from sides of mixing bowl. Prepare the light dough at the same way.
• Place the two doughs in two lightly greased plastic bags separately and let rise for about 45 minutes at the warm area. Once they are doubled in bulk, punch down and allow the doughs, covered, to rest on a lightly floured work surface for 10 minutes.
• Roll out each dough to a rectangle, about 22x10cm. Place purple taro dough atop the light and roll up tightly, beginning at short side. Place in a greased 26cm loaf pan. Cover and let rise till double in bulk, 45 to 60 minutes. Bake at 170C/340F for 30-35 minutes or until done. Remove from pan and let cool on a wire rack.

CHOCOLATE BABKA

Steps:

• Bread Dough: Proof yeast in milk with a pinch of sugar for 5-10 minutes until foamy; whisk sugar, eggs and egg yolks together; add to yeast and whisk.
• Combine flour and salt and stir in egg mixture, mixing thoroughly; cut butter into 1" pieces and beat into flour mixture until dough is smooth and sticky and butter is completely incorporated.
• Scrape dough onto floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes; place in buttered bowl, cover with plastic wrap and allow to double, about 1 hour.
• Filling: Stir chocolate, sugar and cinnamon together; cut butter in; set aside.
• Egg Wash: Whisk egg and cream together and set aside.
• Streusel Topping: Stir sugar and flour together; cut butter in until clumps range in size from crumbs to 1"; set aside.
• Butter three 9"x5"x2 3/4" loaf pans and line with parchment paper; punch dough down and let rest 5 minutes; cut into 3 equal pieces; keep 2 pieces covered with plastic wrap while working on the third.
• On a floured surface, roll the dough out 16" square by 1/8" thick; brush edges with egg wash; crumble 1/3 of the Filling (reserving 2 T) evenly over the dough, leaving a 1/4" border.
• Refresh egg wash if needed; roll dough up tightly, jelly roll fashion; pinch ends together to seal; twist dough evenly throughout the length of the roll a full five or 6 turns; brush top of roll with egg wash.
• Sprinkle the reserved 2 T Filling over the egg-washed top and press in gently so that it doesn't slide off; fold right half of the roll over onto the coated left half; fold ends under and pinch to seal; twist roll two turns and fit into prepared pan; (Loaves may be frozen at this point for up to a month).
• Repeat with the remaining dough and filling; preheat oven to 350°; brush the top of each loaf with egg wash and crumble 1/3 of the Streusel Topping over each; loosely cover with plastc wrap and rest loaves 30 minutes.
• Bake loaves 30 minutes; rotate and bake another 25 minutes until golden; lower heat to 325° and bake another 15-20 minutes or until deep golden; cool in pans on wire rack; remove from pans and serve.
• Baked loaves may be frozen up to one month; if frozen unbaked, let stand at room temperature 5 hours and bake.

TWO-TONE CHALLAH BREAD

Steps:

• Make the light dough: put 1 Tbsp of salt at the bottom of the mixer bowl.
• Pour 1.25 kg of flour on top of it, then sprinkle 15 g of yeast (so the yeast and salt don't touch).
• Make a dip in the flour and fill it with 3/4 c oil, the honey, and 3 eggs.
• Start mixing slowly with the "K" blade of your mixer, while gradually adding water as necessary until everything is mixed in well and dough forms.
• Put mixer on med/med-high speed for at least 5 minutes.
• Oil a giant bowl and move the ready dough into it. Cover with a damp towel.
• Make the dark dough in the same manner, substituting the honey for blackstrap molasses this time.
• Put the dark dough in a separate bowl and knead both doughs after 30-60 minutes (if dough has risen properly it should have doubled), for at least 5 minutes each.
• This is the time to freeze part of the dough if you're not using it all. Otherwise, let it rise for another 30-60 minutes and then start rolling out parts so you can braid it.
• Bake on medium heat (180°C) for 30-40 minutes or until the white part is golden on top.

TWO-TONE YEAST BREAD

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. Add warm milk and shortening, beat until smooth.
• Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dought (dough will be sticky).
• Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.
• Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• For molasses dough, in a large mixing bowl combine all-purpose flour, sugar, yeast and salt.
• Add the warm milk, molasses and shortening; beat until smooth.
• Stir in enough whole wheat flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky).
• Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.
• Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch down doughs, divide each dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of each dough into a 12 inch x 8 inch rectangle.
• Place the rectangle of molasses dough on the rectangle of plan dough.
• Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seam to seal and tuck ends under. Place seam side down in an 8 inch x 4 inch x 2 inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. repeat with remaining dough.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Bake at 375°F for 35-40 minutes or until browned. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.