cowboy bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 3/4 cup cold milk
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 40 mins


• in a large bowl, stir together the water, milk, and sugar. sprinkle the yeast over the top, and let stand for 5 minutes to dissolve.
• stir the egg and butter into the yeast mixture, then stir in the salt, nutmeg, and 2 cups of the flour. mix until everything is well blended. mix in remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time until the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl. turn out a floured surface, and knead for 10 minutes (no cheating!). place dough into a greased bowl, and let rise until doubled in size.
• divide the dough into 8 balls, and let rest for another 20 minutes. roll each ball out to 8 to 10 inches in diameter.
• heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. fry each of the pieces of bread fro 30 to 60 seconds on each side, or until light to medium brown spots appear. keep covered with a damp cloth, or store in a plastic bag until serving.