John's Onion Dilly Bread

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 8 cups bread flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fast-rising active dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 1/4 cups low-fat milk
• 1/4 lb butter
• 3 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons dill seeds
• 1 tablespoon dry dill weed
• 1/4 cup instant minced onion
• 1 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 using a heavy duty mixer, combine all dry ingredients with 4 cups of the flour.
• 2 place milk & butter in a microwave bowl & heat on high for 3 1/2 minute or until mixture reaches 115 degrees.
• 3 in a separate bowl beat eggs to a froth.
• 4 using a dough hook at low speed, combine heated milk/butter combo & dry ingredients in mixer bowl, then add beaten eggs.
• 5 continue to knead at low speed while slowly adding (in 1/2 cup increments) remaining flour until dough begins to release from sides of bowl. place dough in a greased bowl covered with a dishtowel & let rise until double in volume.
• 6 punch down & let rest for 10 minutes. after resting divide into loaves of desired size & let rise again until double in size.
• 7 bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. after removing from the oven, brush loaves with melted butter.
• 8 makes 2 large or 8 small loaves. time does not include rising time.