North African Coriander Bread
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 envelopes active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup very warm water
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar or honey
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 7 cups unbleached white flour
Instructions
- Heat milk, butter and honey until butter just melts. Cool to lukewarm.
- Sprinkle yeast over warm water mixed with sugar or honey. Let stand 10 minutes until bubbly.
- In large bowl, add eggs, salt and spices to 3 cups flour. Stir milk mixture into yeast; then stir both into flour-spice mixture. Beat 200 strokes.
- Add 3 1/4 to 4 cups flour until dough holds together and pulls away from side of bowl. Knead dough 10 minutes on a floured surface until dough is soft, yet elastic.
- Place in lightly greased bowl, cover and let rise 1 hour.
- Punch dough down, knead lightly and divide into 2 loaves. Place in bread pans or form smooth, round balls on floured cookie tin. Let rise 1 hour until almost doubled.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped.