Anadama Bread
- 2 cups lukewarm water
- 23 cup molasses
- 2 pkgs. active dry yeast
- 5 to 6 cups bread flour
- 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 cup semolina
- 1 Tbs. salt
- 4 Tbs. butter, softened
- In medium bowl, combine water and molasses.
- Add yeast and let stand until dissolved and foamy, about 10 minutes.
- In large bowl, combine 5 cups flour, cornmeal, semolina and salt.
- Add butter, then yeast mixture and mix well.
- Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface and knead by adding as much of the remaining flour as necessary to make a soft but not sticky dough.
- Knead until smooth and elastic, about 3 minutes.
- Transfer dough to lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
- Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 1/4 hours.
- Punch down dough and turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface.
- Cut dough into 2 equal pieces and form into oblong loaves.
- Place in two oiled 8- by 4-inch loaf pans and cover with oiled plastic wrap.
- Let rise in warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Bake until loaves are golden brown on top, about 40 minutes.
- Let cool in pans for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
water, molasses, active dry yeast, bread flour, yellow cornmeal, semolina, salt, butter
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/anadama-bread/ (may not work)