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Gardener's Treat Bread - Better Homes & Gardens

A home-style Gardener's Treat Bread - Better Homes & Gardens made with All Purpose Flour, Active Dry Yeast, Milk, Sugar, and Butter Or Margarine. About 40 min from start to finish for 16. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 4 cup
• 1 pkg
• 1 cup
• 3 tbsp
• 2 tbsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 2
• 1 cup
• 2 tbsp
• 1
• 1 tbsp
• 1
• 1
• 1 tbsp

Method (preview)

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   In a large mixing bowl stir together 2 cups of the flour and the yeast; set aside.

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   In a medium saucepan heat and stir milk, sugar, margarine or butter, and salt just until warm (120 to 130 degrees) and margarine almost melts.

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   Add milk mixture to dry mixture along with the two eggs.

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   Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl constantly.

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   Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.

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   Using a wooden spoon, stir in cheese, snipped chives, and as much of the remaining flour as you can.

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   Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.

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   Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).

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   Shape the dough into a ball.

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    Place in a lightly greased bowl; turn once.

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    Cover; let rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until dough is double in size.

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    Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.

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    Divide dough into 4 portions.

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    Cover; let rest 10 minutes.

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    Meanwhile, lightly grease 2 baking sheets.

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    Shape dough by gently pulling each portion of the dough into a 10 x 4 1/2 inch rectangle.

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    Place on prepared baking sheets.

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    In a small bowl, stir together egg white and water.

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    Brush loaves with egg white mixture.

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    Gently press green onion into one loaf.

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    Arrange leek slices on a second loaf.

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    Place several whole chives on a third loaf.

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    Top remaining loaf with parsley sprigs.

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    Gently brush onion, chives, leeks, and parsly with olive oil to prevent them from drying out.

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    Cover and let rise in a warm place until dough is nearly double in size (about 45 minutes).

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    Preheat oven to 375F.

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    Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until golden. (If necessary, cover loosely with foil the last 5 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning.) Remove from baking sheets; cool on wire racks.

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    "A handmade bread shimmering with fresh garden herbs."

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    "Better Homes and Gardens April 1999"

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    "4 baguettes"

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    Food Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0

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    Fruit; 1 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

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    NOTES: The photo of these loaves shows the fresh herbs pressed onto the top of the breads. A spring or summer treat!

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    Posted to Veg-Recipe and Bread Bakers 6/99 Typos by JoAnn Pellegrino

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    OK, the first isn't a bread but it is easy!!