English Muffin Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal
• 6 cups bread flour
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• warm the milk and water in a small saucepan until very warm (125 degrees f/50 degrees c). lightly grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans; sprinkle cornmeal inside pans.
• in a large bowl, mix together 3 cups flour, yeast, sugar, salt and soda. stir milk into the flour mixture; beat well. stir in the remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, until a stiff batter is formed. spoon batter into prepared pans. cover and let rise in a warm place for until nearly doubled in size, about 45 minutes. meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes. remove from pans immediately and cool.