Solar Farmhouse Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast and 1 cup warm water in a large mixing bowl. Let rest 10-15 minutes.
• Add salt, sugar, shortening and 3 1/3 cups warm water.
• Gradually mix in 10 cups of flour. Add up to 2 more cups until dough is no longer sticky.
• Knead for 10 minutes. Cover the bowl and let rise for 1 hour until dough doubles in size.
• Punch down dough, form into 4 loaves, place into loaf pans and let rise again until double in size(about an hour).
• Place in preheated oven at 375 degrees and bake until golden brown (about 35 Minutes).
• This recipe also works well halfed.
• For whole wheat bread, substitute 4 cups of whole wheat flour mixed with 6 to 8 cups of white flour.
• I cool slice and freeze the extra laoves for later.

Steps:

• In large bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water. Sprinkle in yeast; let stand for 10 minutes or until frothy. Whisk in honey, butter and egg. With wooden spoon, stir in 2 cups (500 mL) of the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, oats, cornmeal, bran, millet and salt until smooth. Gradually stir in enough of the remaining flour to form slightly sticky dough.
• Turn out onto floured surface; knead for 8 to 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic, dusting with as much of the remaining flour as necessary to prevent sticking. Place in greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise in warm draft-free place until doubled in bulk, 1-1/2 hours.
• Punch down dough; turn out onto lightly floured surface. Knead into round loaf, stretching dough down all around and pinching underneath to shape. Dust top with flour; place on greased baking sheet. Cover with clean towel; let rise until doubled in bulk, 45 to 60 minutes.
• Using serrated knife, slash shallow grid pattern on top of loaf. Bake in centre of 375°F (190°C) oven for 45 minutes or until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped on bottom. Remove from pan; let cool on rack.
• Additional Information.
• Bread Machine Crunchy Farmhouse Bread: Choose whole grain setting; let baked loaf cool on rack.
• Bread Machine Fill-Up.
• The order of ingredients going into the bread machine differs from the handmade method. Generally, the machine should be filled as follows, unless, of course, the manufacturer's instructions say otherwise.
• Into pan of 2-lb (1 kg) bread machine, add (in order) wet ingredients such as water, milk, buttermilk, oil, butter, egg, yogurt, honey and syrup. Then add any sugar and salt. Next add dry ingredients such as flour, bran, oats, seeds, cornmeal and millet. Sprinkle yeast over top, without letting yeast touch liquid. Choose appropriate setting.

Steps:

• Pour the water into the bread machine pan. Sprinkle the flour over the water making sure to cover it completely. Add the salt, sugar, and butter in separate corners of the pan. Make a shallow indentation in the center of the flour and add the yeast. Set the bread machine to the dough setting. Press start. Check the dough after a few minutes of kneading and add a little more water if needed. At the end of the cycle turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently punch down. Cut the dough in half and shape it into two loaves. Put the dough in two lightly oiled bread pans. Cover the pans with oiled plastic wrap. Let the loaves rise in a warm spot 30 to 45 minutes. Set the Sun Oven out to preheat while the loaves are rising. Bake in the Sun Oven until the bread is lightly browned and sounds hollow when tapped, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Steps:

• Pour the buttermilk and water into the bread machine pan. Sprinkle the grated zucchini over the liquid. Cover the liquid and zucchini with the flours. Add the sunflower and pumpkin seeds. Place the salt, sugar, and butter in separate corners of the bread pan. Make a shallow indentation in the center of the flour and add the yeast. Set the bread machine to the dough setting and press start. At the end of the cycle turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently punch down. Cut the dough in half and shape it into two loaves. Put the dough in two lightly oiled bread pans. Cover the pans with oiled plastic wrap. Let the loaves rise in a warm spot 30 to 45 minutes. Set the Sun Oven out to preheat while the loaves are rising. Brush the loaves with water and sprinkle with cornmeal. Bake in the Sun Oven until the bread is lightly browned and sounds hollow when tapped, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Steps:

• Pour buttermilk, water, honey and oil into the bread machine pan. Sprinkle both the flours over the liquid mixture, ensuring that it is completely covered. Add the salt in one corner of the bread pan. Make a shallow indentation in the center of the flour without reaching the liquid and add the yeast. Set the bread machine to the dough only setting. At the end of the rise cycle turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape it into a loaf. Put the dough in a lightly oiled loaf pan, cover with oiled plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm spot for about 30 minutes. Set the Global Sun Oven out to preheat while the loaf is rising. Bake the bread in the Sun Oven for until it's starting to brown and sounds hollow when tapped, about 40 minutes. Makes 1 loaf

Steps:

• (using a bread machine for the dough) Pour the water into the bread machine pan. Sprinkle both flours over the water, covering it completely. Add the milk. Add the salt, sugar, and butter in separate corners of the pan. Make a shallow indentation in the center of the flour and add the yeast. Set the machine to the dough setting. Check the dough after a few minutes; add a little more water if needed. When the dough cycle has finished turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Cut the dough in half and form two loaves. Put the loaves in two lightly oiled loaf pans, dust each loaf with a little white bread flour and slash the top with a sharp knife, cover with oiled plastic wrap and let rise 30 to 45 minutes. Set Global Sun Oven out to preheat while the dough rises. Bake the bread in the Sun Oven until it's golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Makes 2 loaves