Julies Spinach Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large skillet heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Cook garlic until soft, do not brown.
• Add spinach and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in salt, pepper, and Parmesean.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• On a lightly floured surface roll out pizza dough to a 10 x 14"rectangle.
• Evenlly spread out spinach mixture and sprinkle with mozzarella or mozzarella/feta mixture.
• Roll up the crust to make one large loaf.
• Pinch seam to seal Place loaf on baking sheet.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a skillet melt butter, add onion and garlic, saute until clear. Add spinach, salt, pepper, cheddar cheese and cook on low until cheese has just melted. Spread on French bread.
• Spread mozzarella or parmesan cheese over the top then sprinkle with cooked bacon, if desired. Place on cookie sheet and bake until cheese is melted and bread begins to brown around the edges.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl combine water, honey, 1 teaspoon of the salt, and sprinkle the yeast over the top. Set aside to foam. Then whisk in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, then sift 1 cup of flour and mix well. Set aside for 1 hour, or until it has a sponge-like texture.
• Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, heat 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil and saute onions until tender, about 5 minutes. Then add the garlic, cumin, and remaining salt to the onions. Stir in the spinach, in small batches, and cook until the spinach is soft. Pour on the lemon juice. Drain spinach in a colander and reserve the cooking liquid. In a large bowl, place 2 cups of the remaining flour, making a well in the center of the flour. Pour the spongy mixture into the well. Knead for 10 minutes, adding enough of the cooking liquid to make it pliable yet firm. Transfer to a oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 2 hours. Then add the feta cheese to the dough and knead for 1 minute. Add the spinach mixture, sprinkle with the remaining flour, and mix together quickly. The dough is supposed to be moist and loose, don't knead again. Form into a oblong loaf and place the dough on a well oiled baking sheet. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and let proof for 1 hour. Bake the bread for 20 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and cook for another 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat milk and water for 90 sec on high in microwave (or until very warm to touch but not scorching hot). Place in bread making machine. Add the olive oil to the milk and water mixture. Place flour, salt and sugar on top of the wet mixture (do not mix). Make an indentation in the flour mixture. Add the yeast to the indentation. Turn on your bread machine to mix and rise. My machine takes 90 minutes for the cycle. You may need to add additional water or flour if dough is to dry or wet. Alternately, place the yeast and sugar to the hot liquids with the oil. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients and kneed until dough is pliable (about 5 minutes). Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size. While dough is rising. Drain thawed spinach. Mix in the remaining ingredients. Once dough is ready, separate into 2 portions. Flatten each portion like you are going to make pizzas. Place have of spinach mixture on each portion. Roll up dough jelly roll fashion (looks like log now). Fold over ends of each roll. Place on cookie sheet that has been sprinked with corn meal. Make several slits along top of log for air to escape. Brush each log with egg wash. Top with sesame seeds. Turn on oven to 400 degrees F. Let bread loaves rise until oven is heated to temperature. Bake for about 20 minutes or until loaves are golden and sound hollow when you knock on them. This bread freezes well and is best to be refrigerated after cutting into.