Herbed Batter Bread

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

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1 cup lukewarm milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs, well beaten
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup shortening, melted and cooled
• 2 tablespoons liquid honey
• 1 tablespoon minced chives (or green onion tops)
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried basil (or dried dillweed, or dried marjoram)
• 3 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, stir yeast into milk until dissolved.
• 2 beat in salt, eggs, melted butter, honey and all the herbs.
• 3 add two cups of the flour and beat for 3 minutes by hand or 1 minute using electric mixer; work in remaining flour to make a very soft and sticky dough.
• 4 leave in bowl; cover bowl and let dough rise for one hour (or until doubled in bulk).
• 5 stir dough down and, with oiled hands, transfer into a well-greased 10-inch tube pan; cover pan and let dough rise for 30 minutes.
• 6 place pan in a cold oven; turn heat to 350f.
• 7 bake bread for 30 minutes, or until golden.