Dill And Onion Bread

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons fast rising yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water (105 degrees)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 cups small curd cottage cheese, warmed slightly in microwave
• 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes, minced
• 2 tablespoons dried dill
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 eggs
• 4 1/2-5 cups all-purpose flour
• cornmeal, for dusting pans
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the yeast in warm water; let sit till foamy.
• 2 combine yeast, melted butter, sugar, cottage cheese, onion, dill, soda, salt and 2 eggs in a large mixing bowl.
• 3 add 2 cups flour.
• 4 with a dough hook or by hand, knead in remaining flour. only add the last 1/2 cup flour if the dough will not pull away from sides of pan after kneading for about 10 minutes.
• 5 cover and let rise until double.
• 6 punch dough down and let rise again.
• 7 finally, knead the dough by hand until it is smooth and elastic.
• 8 shape into 2 round loaves and place on cookie sheets sprinkled with cornmeal.
• 9 let rise until double, then brush with egg yolk beaten with 2 tablespoons water.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees f for 45-50 minutes until golden.
• 11 the bottoms of loaves will sound hollow when tapped.