Garlic Herb Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 -4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons chopped basil
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 3 tablespoons snipped chives
• 2 cloves garlic, finely minced

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, sift together 1 cup of the flour, the sugar, salt, pepper and yeast.
• 2 combine the milk, water, and butter in a small, heavy saucepan over low heat and heat until butter is melted.
• 3 with an electric mixer mixer, gradually beat the liquid mixture into the dry mixture for 2 minutes.
• 4 add the eggs, herbs, and garlic and beat just until incorporated.
• 5 beat in 1 more cup of flour at low speed and then at high speed for 2 minutes,repeat until a total of 4 cups of flour have been used.
• 6 beat in just enough additional flour to form a very stiff batter.
• 7 cover the bowl with a towel, place in a warm place, and allow batter to rise until double in bulk about 1 hour.
• 8 generously butter a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• 9 with a heavy spoon, punch down the batter and beat it for 30 seconds.
• 10 transfer the batter to the pan and let rise again until it reaches the top of the pan,about 20 minutes.
• 11 bake for about 1 hour at 350 degrees.