Tomato Twist Bread Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 3 cups flour, sugar, yeast, salt, oregano, garlic powder, basil and rosemary. In a large saucepan, heat the tomato juice, tomato sauce and oil to 120°-130°, stirring occasionally. Add the dry ingredients; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into two loaves. Place in two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes., Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the milk, egg, oil, 1 teaspoon salt and 4 cups flour; beat on low speed until smooth. Beat 3 minutes longer. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes (dough will be sticky). Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Do not punch down. Divide dough into eight pieces. Combine cornmeal and oregano; sprinkle over work surface. Roll each piece of dough in cornmeal mixture and shape into a 15-in.-long rope. Cut each rope into three pieces. Twist each piece and place on greased baking sheets., Bake at 400° for 8-12 minutes. Combine garlic powder and remaining salt. Immediately brush twists with melted butter, then sprinkle with garlic powder mixture. Serve with pizza sauce if desired.

Steps:

• Temper the packet of yeast by mixing it with the warm water and adding the 1/2 tablespoon of sugar.
• In mixer bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, milk powder, 1/4 cup sugar, melted butter, salt and garlic powder. Beat on low for 30 seconds, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the yeast mix and beat on high for 3 minutes. Add the eggs and mix well, then add remaining flour til dough comes off the side of the bowl. Place dough in an oiled bowl,rotating the dough to oil all sides.Cover and place in a warm area and allow to rise for 1 hr. (I put my dough in my convection oven with the oven turned off and next to the dough I place a cup of boiling water on the rack to help with the rising process - just a tip)
• Punch the dough down and form into a rectangle approximately 8 inches wide and 16 inches long. Starting about an inch and a half down, cut the rectangle lengthwise so that you have 3 flanges to braid with. Begin to braid the flanges, tucking tomato dices into/under the flanges as you go. When you have finished braiding the bread, place the remaining tomato dices down the center of the bread top. Spray with cooking spray and if you wish, sprinkle with more garlic powder. Cover and let rise 30 mins, beginning to preheat over to 350 degrees when you have 10 mins remaining to the rise time.
• Bake for 40 mins or until golden brown. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Brush each slice of bread with oil and place on a baking sheet. Place under the broiler until just golden. Add a slice of tomato and sprinkle with mozzarella and basil; broil until it begins to turn brown.