Recipe For Cooking Adobe Bread

Toast Oven Breads :: Sweet and Savory Yeast Breads

Adobe Bread

2 C. whole wheat flour
1/4 C. sugar
1/4 C. lard or vegetable shortening
2 tea. salt
2 pkg. active dry yeast
2 C. very warm water (120 to 130 degrees F)
3 to 4 C. flour
2 tea. flour

Mix whole wheat flour, sugar, vegetable shortening, salt and yeast in a lrg. bowl; stir in warm water. Beat on low speed of electric mixer for 1 min., scraping the bowl frequently. Beat on med. speed for 1 min., scraping bowl frequently. Stir in enough flour, 1 C. at a time, to make dough easy to handle. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 min. Place in a prepared bowl. Turn the prepared side up. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double, 40 to 60 min. The dough is ready when an indentation remains when dough is touched.

Punch dough down, divide into halves, and let rest for 5 min. Shape into 2 round, slightly flat, loaves. Place loaves on opposite corners of a lrg. prepared cookie sheet. Cover with a dry cloth and set to rise another 45 min.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Make 1/2-in. deep slashes across the top of each loaf in a lattice, bear paw or squash blossom design. Sprinkle each loaf with 1 tea. flour. Bake loaves for 35 to 40 min., until they are light brown and sound hollow when tapped.