Batter Bread

     I found this recipe on the Web in 2007 and I've made it four times. I love to make this when I don't have any bread in the house on a weekend.
     About the bread itself: Easy to mix together and if you have yeast and flour on hand you have bread. The only thing I have a problem with is the amount of salt in the bread. I've made this per the recipe instructions and it was too salty for me. I suggest using just 1 tsp. of salt. The dough is forgiving and can be made into rolls or a loaf. Today I felt like experimenting. I made a few of each; cloverleaf rolls, dinner rolls and just regular rolls. I also made a loaf. The loaf has a soft crumb and a crunchy crust.

NOTE: I'm not understanding why this blog editor is stretching my pics "Up".  This bread is tall, but not this tall.

Batter Bread
From the kitchen of Gretchen Grant.
Makes 1 loaf

1 1/4 c. warm water
1 Tbsp. dry yeast (1 packet) regular or rapid rise
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. butter, softened
2 tsp. salt
3 c. flour

Measure the warm water into a mixing bowl. (The warm water should be about body temperature - test a few drops on your wrist as you would a baby's bottle.) Sprinkle the yeast into the water and stir to dissolve. Add the sugar. Let stand a minute or two if using regular yeast. If using rapid rise continue to next step.

Add the butter, salt, and 2 cups of the flour. Beat until smooth.

Add the last cup of flour. The dough will be a bit sticker and wetter than other bread dough.

Spray a large bowl with nonstick spray. Place the dough in the bowl and spray the top of the dough. Cover the bowl and let stand in a warm place until doubled in size (about 30 minutes).

Grease a loaf pan. Punch down the dough and gently form into a loaf shape. Place in the greased pan. Let rise again in a warm oplace proctected from drafts, about 40 minutes, until doubled in size.

Toward the end of rising, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Bake at 375 degrees F. for 40 minutes, until tapping on the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow.

These are the rolls I made.  Please understand that I made two seprate recipes so I could make rolls also.  The recipe does make more than shown; hot rolls are so good with butter fresh from the oven. *smile