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Gerry in The Netherlands put a lot of work into hand appliqueing this beautiful pear because she lives in an area with many fruit trees.
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Then, even though our air conditioning was struggling to keep up with the high 90's yesterday, I decided I needed to bake some bread. I pulled out a recipe I hadn't made for awhile, but one of our favorites. The ingredients are a bit unusual but it has a wonderful flavor and texture, especially toasted. I didn't have fresh orange peel so had to use dried, which works, but isn't as good as fresh.
If you like to bake bread, give this one a try and don't be put off by the white pepper. It gives a nice zing to the flavor.
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1 pkg. yeast
1 C. warm water
1 1/4 C. milk
1/4 C. butter, melted and cooled
1/4 C. sugar
1 1/2 T. grated orange peel (fresh is best, dried will work)
1 T. fennel seeds, crushed
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. white pepper (if you have it, otherwise black is okay)
6-7 C. flour
Dissolve yeast in water and let stand until foamy. Stir in remaining ingredients, adding flour last. Let rise in greased bowl until double (1 1/2 hours). Divide in half (or fourths like I do) and form into loaves. Let rise until almost double (1 hours). I like to cut a cross or other pattern in the tops just before baking--suit your fancy, but you need to pierce it somehow to allow for expansion. If you just snip a "plus" sign on the top it looks pretty.
Bake about 25-30 minutes for smaller loaves or 45 minutes for larger at 375 degrees. Brush with butter after taking out of oven (of course!)
Be sure and try this toasted!
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7 comments:
I just might have to try this bread recipe. Yours is the third or fourth one I've run across recently. It might be a sign!
mmmm! Mary you are making me hungry! ;) I think I'm going to have to try this one too. :))
Ymmmm, you want to adopt me so I can have fresh baked bread?
Crispy
Wow this bread looks so yummy.
I made bread yesterday too, but our weather was no where near as warm as yours! We're only in the upper 70's here in PA.
I just got up, that break is making my stomach growl....love the siggy's.
Oh, Mary I can't believe you baked bread in this weather. I hesitated to boil water for pasta salad! This looks delicious!
We got a little rain this afternoon, did Pittsburg?
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