Onion Batter Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 cups lukewarm water
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 (2 ounce) envelope onion soup mix
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons melted butter

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast and sugar in lukewarm water in a large bowl.
• 2 add 3 cups flour, softened butter, onion soup mix and salt to yeast mixture.
• 3 beat with an electric mixer set at medium-high for 2 minutes. add remaining flour and beat until blended.let rise, covered, until almost double in size, about 30 minutes.
• 4 generously butter two 71/2 x 4 inch loaf pans.
• 5 stir down the dough. spoon into prepared pans.let rise, covered until dough reaches tops of pans, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 6 preheat oven to 375.
• 7 bake bread until browned, about 50-55 minutes.
• 8 invert onto wire racks. brush with melted butter.