Description
Old family recipe onion bread baked to a golden brown and decorated with circles of onion on top. Great for a ham sandwich.
Ingredients
- 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 ½ cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 tablespoon minced onions
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 3 ½ cups bread flour
- ½ onion
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl
- dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy
- about 10 minutes.
- Stir salt
- shortening
- minced onions
- oregano and 2 cups bread flour into yeast mixture. Stir in the remaining flour
- 1/2 cup at a time
- beating well after each addition. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume
- about 1 hour.
- Stir dough to deflate and place it into a lightly greased 9×5 inch loaf pan. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until the top of the dough is within 1/2 inch of the top of the pan
- about 40 minutes. Meanwhile
- preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- After loaf has risen
- arrange onion slices on top of the loaf. Pour melted butter over the slices and bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes
- or until golden brown. Remove from pan to cool on a wire rack.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 12