Reggie,
What a great idea! My favorite basic french bread would lend itself
well for a mix. This recipe makes 2 lbs of bread:
4-3/4 c flour
2 TBS sugar
2 tsp salt
2 tsp yeast
1-3/4 c water
I usually add herbs to this (which I never measure, but about 2 tsp
total is pretty flavorful), and top with seeds. I've also substituted
or added whole wheat flour(up to 2 cups), wheat and/or oat bran, cheese,
oil, dried garlic and onions, even spinach powder (which turned the
bread green; I thought it looked gross, but everybody else liked it.)
My favorite herb combo is dried, minced garlic (or garlic powder), dill
weed, and dill seed.
I use a mix of seeds for the top, usually sesame, poppy, flax, and
caraway. These would look nice in a bow-tied cellophane bag!
Lee
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Reggie wrote: (snipped)
>would like to make some bread mixes to give people as gifts for the
>holidays. Does anyone have suggestions?? Exotic ingredients are fine. >I plan to put together baskets for the neighbors with a mix or two and >then they can make the loaves of bread when ever they prefer to eat them. > I will pre-package the yeast separately for them.
>
>So, please send any ideas you might have.
>Thanks,
>Reggie