Italian Herb Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 (5/8 ounce) envelope italian salad dressing mix
• 3 large shredded wheat biscuits, crumbled
• 2 teaspoons yeast (1 packet)
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan heat milk and margarine until hot but not scalded.
• 2 in large bowl, mix sugar, salt, dressing mix and shredded wheat. stir in milk mixture.
• 3 when lukewarm, stir in yeast. stir in egg, then flour; mixing well.
• 4 cover with a damp towel; let rise in a warm draft free place until double, about 1 hour.
• 5 punch down; knead 1 minute on a floured board.
• 6 cut in half. shape each half into a long rolled loaf and place on greased cookie sheets.
• 7 with a sharp knife cut several 1/2 inch deep gashes across the top. cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm, draft free place until double, about 1 hour longer.
• 8 bake in a preheated 350*f oven for 30 minutes, or until loaves sound hollow when tapped on bottom. cool on racks and serve warm or cold. it's good either way!