Recipe - Garlic Bread With Herb Butter

5 cup To 5One half cups allpurpose
Flour, divided
3 tablespoon Sugar
2 teaspoon Garlic salt
1 pack Dry yeast
1 One half cup Milk
One half cup Water
3 tablespoon Butter or margarine
2 Cloves garlic, cut in half
2 tablespoon Cornmeal, divided
Herb Butter

Combine 2 cups flour, sugar, garlic salt, and yeast in a large mixing bowl;
stir well. Combine milk and next 3 ingredients in a saucepan; cook over low
heat until butter melts, stirring occasionally. Cool to 120~ to 130~.
Discard garlic.

Gradually add milk mixture to flour mixture, beating at low speed of an
electric mixer until combined. Beat an additional 2 minutes at high speed.
Gradually add Three fourths cup flour, beating well. Gradually stir in enough
remaining flour to make a soft dough.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and
elastic (about 8 to 10 minutes). Shape dough into a ball, and place in a
wellgreased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm
place (85~), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.

Punch dough down; turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead
lightly 3 or 4 times. Divide dough in half. Roll 1 portion to a 13x8inch
rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Roll dough, jellyroll fashion,
starting at long side, pressing firmly to eliminate air pockets; pinch ends
to seal. Sprinkle 1One half teaspoons cornmeal on a greased baking sheet. Place
loaf, seam side down, on baking sheet. Repeat procedure with remaining
dough.

Cover and let rise ina warm place, free from drafts, 45 minutes or until
doubled in bulk. Make diagonal slits about 1/4inch deep down the length of
each loaf, sing a sharp knife. Sprinkle loaves with remaining One half teaspoon
cornmeal. Bake at 400~ for 20 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when
tapped. Cool slightly on wire racks. Serve with Herb Butter. Yield 2
loaves. Herb Butter: 1 cup butter or margarine, softened 2 cloves garlic,
minced 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes One half teaspoon dried whole oregano
Recipe by: Southern Living 5Star Recipe Collection Posted to TNT
Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Martha Sheppard
marthahs@worldnet.att.net on Mar 28, 1997