Anadama Bread
A yummy bread from New England! @mostdeliciouslife.com
Ingredients
- 1½ cups water
- 1 cup whole milk, split
- 1 tsp sugar
- ½ cup cornmeal
- 3 Tbsp butter
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp yeast
- 6½-7 cups flour
Instructions
- Heat water and ¾ cup milk in a saucepan until JUST lukewarm. Add the cornmeal and cook over low heat while stirring. Cook until bubbles appear. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, molasses and salt. Pour into large mixing bowl and allow to cool.
- In a small bowl, microwave ¼ cup milk and sugar until JUST lukewarm....about 15-20 seconds. Sprinkle the yeast over milk and stir in. Let stand for about 10 minutes until the mixture is foamy. Stir into the molasses liquid.
- Stir in 6½ cups flour. Mix with a spoon or with your hands. It should create a stiff dough. If needed, add a little more flour.
- Place dough on lightly floured surface and knead well, at least 10 minutes. Twenty minutes is better! Shape into a ball and place into a large buttered bowl. Cover with cling wrap and a kitchen towel.
- Set in a warm place and allow to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Butter two loaf pans.
- Punch down the dough and knead for a couple of minutes. Diviide in two and form into loaves. Place into the loaf pans and sprinkle the tops with flour.
- Cover with a kitchen towel and allow to rise another hour until doubled.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes. Turn out onto cooling rack. Tap bottom of loaves with fingers, the bread should sound hollow. If necessary return to oven for a few minutes longer.
- Cool before slicing. Store in plastic bags.