Honey Buttermilk Bread Recipe

Bread Recipe; Honey Buttermilk Bread Jett's Kitchen

WEBPreheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. If the tops look like they are getting too brown cover with foil. …

1. Combine Ingredients:In a medium bowl or the stand mixer bowl mix yeast, sugar, and warm water together and set aside for about 5 minutes or until it becomes foamy. Tip: When warming the buttermilk do so slowly stirring constantly and it's best to use an instant thermometer. Otherwise, you may end up with curdled milk. Add warmed buttermilk, honey, salt and baking soda to the yeast mixture.
2. Adding Flour:Slowly add three cups of flour and mix on low speed until mixture becomes smooth. This should take about 5 minutes. Pour the melted butter in with the batter and continue mixing until combined.Add remaining flour slowly, one cup at a time, mixing on slow speed then bump up to medium to medium high. When dough pulls away from the side of the bowl remove and place in a lightly greased bowl. I like using a non-stick cooking spray. Spray the bowl and then use a paper towel to gently wipe the bowl. Put the dough in the bowl then spray my hand and rub the top of the dough with my hand then cover with a clean flour sack dish towel.
3. First Proof:Allow dough to rise for its first proof for 1 1/2 hours or until it doubles in size. This is best done in a draft free area like in the microwave. After the dough has doubled in size give it a good punch! I know that may not seem right but just do it and don't feel guilty! LOL
4. Punch It!After giving the dough a firm punch divide it in half. I like using my kitchen scale and making sure each half weighs about the same. I use the scale ALL THE TIME! That way the loafs should turn out about the same size.Shape each piece of dough into loaves and place in greased loaf pans (I grease with unsalted butter) and grease tops of dough. If you haven't noticed I like using glass loaf pans so I can see how the bread is cooking. It's nice if you have 2 loaf pans as this recipe makes two loaves. Unfortunately, I need to get myself another glass loaf pan.

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