Naturally, I had to send this on to you. Back in the swing Reggie.
Warmest hugs. Katie
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I am sorry, I don't have the name of the gentleman who requested a
port bread. I evidently hid the request...and I ran across this clipping
I had saved last night. This has a couple of substitutions available:
The applesauce in the recipe is NOT a low fat substitute. However you
may eliminate it and substitute butter, margarine, or baby food plums--
or even fresh plum or pear puree. The applesauce or plums impart a
nice highlight to the flavor. I only made the bread once, and used pureed
Japanese Satsuma plums in the recipe, as I have trees in my yard. Bread
texture should not be affected by which ever you choose to use. I also
loaded up on the port...to almost 1/4 cup. But I am a port nut.
The recipe is for the bread machine. In manual adaptation, be prepared
to add up to 1 1/2 cups of additional flour. I would start with the
amount called for and increase flour in 1/4 cup increments, til proper
dough texture is achieved during kneading...
Also, you may omit the blue cheese with no ill side affects and make this
a TRUE PORT BREAD. The sharper the blue cheese--the stronger the flavor
of the bread. Loaf appearance will vary with the brand of cheese you
use. This is a medium height loaf...dense. I found this to be a nice
recipe.
It stated it made great croutons...and it did! Pine nuts might also be an
option to play with.
**You need not use an expensive port...simply one with a good flavor.
Just a thought...slice thin for toast points for cheese or pate during wine
tasting....*:) Or ham sandwiches, tailgate style. Recommended to serve
warm, steamed with steak bbq.
For the Bread Machine: *note conversion for rapid rise cycle or regular
(dry active yeast) bake cycles.
PORT & BLUE CHEESE BREAD
1 lb. loaf 1.5 lb. loaf
2/3 cup water 1 cup
2 cups white Bread Flour 3 cups
1 TBS sugar 2 TBS
1 tsp salt 1.5 tsp
2 tsp Butter 1 TBS
2 TBS Port Ruby Red Wine 1/4 cup
1/4 cup Blue Cheese, crumbled 1/3 cup
1/4 cup walnuts, coarse chopped 1/3 cup
2 1/2 TBS applesauce 1/4 cup
3/4 tsp yeast--RAPID rise 1 tsp
--OR--
1 1/2 tsp yeast--active dry 2 tsp
Load machine according to manufacturer's recommendations.