Savory Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 3-quart casserole dish with butter.
• Whisk the eggs, heavy cream, cognac and some salt and pepper in a large bowl. Place the bread slices into the egg-cream mixture and let sit for 5 minutes.
• Cut the mushrooms into large dice and add to food processor along with the shallots and process until finely, finely chopped. Put a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat and add 4 tablespoons of the butter. Once the pan is heated, add the mushroom/shallot mixture and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.
• Turn the heat under a medium cast-iron pan to medium-high and add the oil. Once heated, add the sliced spring onion and sear until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes total.
• To assemble, first put a third of the bread in the prepared casserole dish, then half of the mushroom duxelles, half of the seared onion and another third of the bread. Press down and top with the remaining mushroom duxelles and onions. Top with the remaining bread and dot with the remaining 4 tablespoons butter. Put into the oven and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Mix yeast, warm water, sugar, salt, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, poultry seasoning, savory, sage, dill, black pepper, and nutmeg until thoroughly combined. Beat the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, about 1 cup at a time, until the dough is smooth; add up to 1 more cup of flour if needed.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface, and knead until the dough is springy, smooth, and elastic, about 8 minutes. Form the dough into a ball, and place into an oiled bowl. Turn the dough ball around in the bowl to lightly oil the dough, then cover the bowl with a cloth and let the dough rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Grease 2 9x5-inch loaf pans. Punch down the dough, knead several times to remove air pockets, then cut the dough in half. Shape each half into a log, pinching the seams closed, then place into the prepared loaf pans seam sides down. Lightly cover the pans with a cloth, and let rise until doubled, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake the bread until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes; remove from pans and cool on wire cooling racks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour a loaf pan.
• combine all dry ingredients and stir well with a whisk.
• In a separate bowl combine, beer, oil and eggs. Beat with fork or whisk to incorporate eggs. Add mixture to dry ingredients. stir to combine. Do not over blend. Pour into prepared bread pan.Pour the melted butter over the top.
• bake for 45 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan. It slices better if you can wait and let it cool a little. :-). This is also delicious toasted the next day.
• Hints: you may use herbs of your choice.
• dried dill, or basil, or italian seasoning or a Rosemarie blend. Also for the cheese you can use Montrey Jack, or pepper jack or smoked Gouda is outstanding. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Cut bread lengthwise without cutting through the bottom crust.
• Then cut bread crosswise without cutting throught the bottom crust.
• Insert cheese between cuts.
• Combine butter, onions and garlic salt.
• Drizzle over the bread.
• Wrap in foil.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• uncover and bake 10 minutes longer until cheese is melted.