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Bread, Zwieback
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Serving Size : 48 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Bread Low Fat
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour -- King Arthur
6 tablespoons sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg -- (1/4 to 1/2)
4 tablespoons butter -- softened or cut into pats
1 large egg
1 cup lukewarm milk
1 1/4 cup cinnamon-sugar -- for sprinkling, optional
Hands-on time: 20 mins. to 30 mins.
Baking time: 2 hrs to 2 hrs 30 mins.
Total time: OVERNIGHT, 14 hrs 20 mins. to 15 hrs
Combine all of the dough ingredients (everything except the
cinnamon-sugar), and mix and knead to form a smooth, soft, somewhat
sticky dough.
Cover the dough, and allow it to rise till it's quite puffy, about 2 hours.
Divide the dough in half. Each half will weigh just under 16 ounces.
Shape each half into a 12" log, and place on a lightly greased or
parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover the logs, and allow them to rise
for about 90 minutes, till they've expanded (though they won't have
doubled in bulk). Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 350F.
Bake the bread for 22 to 24 minutes, till it's a deep, golden brown,
and its temperature at the center is at least 190F.
Remove the bread from the oven, and allow it to cool on a rack. Let
it rest at room temperature overnight; don't cover it.
Next day, cut the loaves into 1/2" slices.
Lay the slices on two ungreased or parchment-lined baking sheets.
Bake the slices in a preheated 200F to 225F oven for 1 hour. Remove
the pans from the oven, and turn all the pieces over. For cinnamon
toasts, sprinkle about 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon sugar evenly over the
top surface of each toast.
Return the pan to the oven, and bake for an additional 1 hour, or
until the toasts are very dry and crisp.
Remove from the oven, and cool completely. Store, well-wrapped, at
room temperature.
Yield: 4 dozen toasts.
tips from our bakers:
Some of our taste-testers preferred the stronger flavor of 1/2
teaspoon nutmeg. If you're not a fan of that spice (or if you'll be
feeding these mainly to kids), use just 1/4 teaspoon.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 58 Calories; 1g Fat (21.1%
calories from fat); 1g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary
Fiber; 8mg Cholesterol; 70mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0
Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.