Onion Bread

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

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup melted shortening
• 8 cups flour
• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• poppy seed

Recipe

• 1 in a bread bowl, pour 2 cups warm water.
• 2 add 1 tsp sugar, but do not stir.
• 3 slowly sprinkle 2 tbsp yeast into the water, making sure each particle gets wet. again, do not stir. wait 10 minutes until the yeast is thick and foamy.
• 4 while you are waiting, saute the onions in butter until they start to brown. set aside to cool.
• 5 then add the following to your bread bowl, stirring well between each addition: eggs, salt, remaining sugar, 1 cup flour, melted shortening and onions.
• 6 add remaining flour 1 cup at a time to make a moderately soft dough. make sure the dough has a light coating of flour before turning it out.
• 7 turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smopoth and elastic: 10-12 minutes.
• 8 place the dough in a greased bowl, turn to grease the top, allow to rise until double in a warm, draft-free place for 1 1/2 hours.
• 9 punch down and cut into 2 pieces. shape into loafs. place into 8x4x3 pans that have been greased.
• 10 place in a warm, draft-free place until double in bulk, approximately 30 minutes.
• 11 brush with egg wash just before baking and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
• 12 bake loaves in 400* oven for 30 minutes.