Mom's English Muffin Bread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 package active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 warm the milk and water in a small saucepan until very warm (110'-120' degrees f) lightly grease a 8x4 inch loaf pan; sprinkle cornmeal inside pan.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups of the flour, yeast, sugar, salt and soda.
• 3 stir milk into the flour mixture; beat well.
• 4 stir in the remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, until a stiff batter is formed.
• 5 spoon batter into prepared pan.
• 6 cover and let rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes until nearly doubled in size.
• 7 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 8 bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• 9 remove from pan immediately and cool on wire rack.
• 10 this is best sliced and toasted.