Chew Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F ( 200 degrees C ). Grease a 15x10x1 inch jellyroll pan.
• In a heavy saucepan combine the sugar and eggs. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, stir in the flour, salt, vanilla, and pecans.
• Spoon mixture into the prepared baking pan and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool and cut into squares.

Steps:

• Over medium heat combine sugar and eggs in a heavy saucepan
• stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients, stirring mixture well.
• Spoon mixture into a greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool and cut into small squares.

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and prehead oven to 300 degrees, then butter a 9"x13" baking pan.
• Whisk together brown sugar and flour in a large bowl until combined well, then whisk in eggs, melted butter, and vanilla until combined- Stir in pecans.
• Pour batter into baking pan, smoothing top, and bake until edges are golden and puffed, about 35 minutes.
• Cool in pan on a rack at least 10 minutes, then cut into 24 bars.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, thoroughly mix brown sugar and butter or margarine.
• Add eggs, one at a time stirring well each time.
• Add flour, vanilla, and dates. Mix well.
• Bake in a greased 9 x 13-inch pan at 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack and cut into squares.

Steps:

• To make the biga:.
• Combine 1/4 teaspoons yeast and 1/4 cup warm water, let stand about 5 minutes, until dissolved. Mix in 3/4 cup flour until completely moistened. Gather into a ball and put into a glass bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 3 - 5 hours, until very bubbly and tripled in size.
• To mix dough, combine 1 teaspoons yeast in 1/4 cup warm water until dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Place biga in a large bowl, add 1/4 cup ice cold water and mix on low speed with paddle until smooth, add yeast mixture, salt and remaining 3/4 cup ice cold water, mix until blended. Add 2 3/4 cups flour and beat on medium speed until well blended. Change to dough hook and beat on medium speed until very smooth and elastic, about 12 - 15 minutes (dough will be very sticky).
• Scrape dough into an oiled 2 quart bowl, wrap with plastic wrap and let rise until tripled in size, about 3 hours.
• Sprinkle board generously with flour and scrape dough onto it. With floured hands, gently fold in half and pinch a seam, turn over and form into a 12 - 13 inch smooth log. Lightly sprinkle with flour, cover loosely with plastic wrap and let stand until puffy, about 30 minutes.
• While dough is rising, place a large baking stone (or large baking sheet) in oven and set to 425°F, let heat at least 30 minutes. Flour a 14" x 17" piece of stiff cardboard or unedged baking sheet and gently lift dough onto it, stretching dough out to about 16 inches long. Shake floured board or sheet to slide dough diagonally onto baking stone or baking sheet.
• Bake until deep golden brown, about 30 - 35 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
• Times are approximate, altogether the bread takes most of the day to complete.

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350. Melt stick of butter in a 13x9-inch pan - do not burn the butter. (Put pan in oven while it is preheating, then add butter while you mix the first two ingredients.)
• Mix brown sugar & eggs in a bowl. Slowly add melted butter, flavoring, and gradually add flour. Add nuts or leave out if you just want vanilla flavoring. This mix will be a bit thick. Scrape bowl right into warm pan. You can shake the pan a little, but you will NOT need to spread out - chew bread is self-leveling.
• Bake approx 25-30 minutes depending on your oven. If you overbake, you will burn it! You will also make it very tough.