Irish Yeast Bread Mix Recipe

Irish Yeast Bread Mix Recipe

Yield: 2 Servings
Recipe by luhu.jp

Ingredients:

MIX
8 cup: Flour,
1 1/2 cup: Sugar,
4 tsp: Salt,
2 tsp: Allspice,
2/3 cup: Instant nonfat milk,
Zest from 1 lemon,

FOR 1 LOAF
4 cup: Mix,
2 package: Dry yeast,
1 cup: Warm water,
1/2 cup: Milk,
1/3 cup: Soft butter,
1/2 cup: Currants,
1/2 cup: Raisins,
More flour if necessary,

Directions:

To make mix, combine all ingredients in plastic bag except lemon
zest. Add zest and shake bag well. Seal and set aside until needed.
To make 1 loaf: sprinkle yeast over warm water and let foam for 5
minutes. Place 2 cups of well sahken mix into a large bowl with the
milk, butter and yeat mixture and beat with an electric mixer until
well blended. Cover bowl and let mixture rise in a warm place for 30
minutes. Then place two more cups of mix onto the surface of dough in
bowl. Beat until well blended again with mixer or by hand. Place a
little flour on work surface and mix in the raisins and currants.
Incorporate this into the dough and knead until smooth and elastic,
adding additional flour to make a fairly stiff but pliable dough.
Place dough in a large grerased bowl and turn to coat. Cover and let
dough rise double in bulk, about 1 to 2 hours. Punch down and knead
into a round loaf. Place on baking sheet and allow to rise double in
bulk. Bake in a 350 oven until done, about 50 minutes. Makes 1 large
loaf.


Source from luhu.jp