Fresh Herb and Green Onion Sandwich Bread and a Giveaway

Happy 1st Day of Spring!!

 

Is anyone else ready for Spring?!

The sun is shining today. It's bright and beautiful and puts a spring in my step and gives me energy!

The gray skies and the 4 walls were beginning to make me feel desperate.

So I did what any desperate woman would do in these circumstances. I went to the kitchen and started reading through my recipe collection. ha ha, okay so some women would go shopping and others, well anyway...

I've had a recipe for Herb Bread from my sister for a while but it never quite performs for me like it does for her, and I had in my stash another recipe sort of like it but with a few different ingredients. So in looking over them both for a while and thinking about how and why certain things may be added I decided to rewrite it combining the two and came up with this one.

I wanted to use fresh herbs and green onions (because those seemed more Spring-like :) and freshly milled wheat flour, because fresh ground wheat produces a softer bread.  I love the combination of Thyme and Rosemary and I had a big bunch of fresh Parsley in the fridge so I decided to use these and was very pleased with the end result of a soft, flavorful bread that was perfect for a fun sized subs for the whole family, with some extra for lunches.

1¼ Tablespoons Instant Yeast
¼ cup warm water
1½ Tablespoons Honey

Dissolve honey in warm water, stir in yeast and let sit until yeast dissolves and is foamy on top.

1½ Tablespoons Butter
4½ Tablespoons Green Onions, finely chopped

Sauté till onion is tender then add:

3 Tablespoons fresh Parsley, chopped
1½ Tablespoons fresh Rosemary Leaves, chopped, stem removed
1½ Tablespoons fresh Thyme Leaves, stems removed

Stir till herbs are aromatic then add:

1 cup whole milk

Stir to combine and take the chill out of the milk.

Pour into a stand mixer bowl with dough hook attachment and add:

2 teaspoons Garlic Salt
½ teaspoon Sea Salt

Stir and add:

3 1/3 cups Fresh Ground Wheat Flour (golden 86 is what I used)

I added the 3 cups then just enough of the 1/3 cup to make so that the dough was not sticky.

Divide into two equal pieces (approx. 13 oz. each) and roll out into two 9½ inch circles on a lightly dusted baking stone. Or if you prefer one large piece, combine the two and roll out to cover the entire surface of the baking stone. I've done it both ways and I liked the two smaller pieces better.

 

Cover with a clean dish towel and set in a warm place. I turn the oven light on when I start preparing the bread and then set it in the oven to let it rise. Allow to rise for 40 minutes. Remove the towel and with the baking stone still in the oven turn the oven to 350 degrees and bake for 18-25 minutes, or until browned slightly over the top. I have two ovens in my kitchen, one gas and one electric. The gas oven needed 25 minutes and the electric needed 18 minutes.

Remove from the oven and brush the top with butter and sprinkle with very fine Garlic Salt.

Allow to cool.

Cut in half horizontally and top with sandwich ingredients of your choice. For ours I mixed mayo and mustard for the spread and used lettuce (tomato and onion for me) and Off the Bone Turkey and Ham and very thin sliced Swiss Cheese. MMM, yummy!

I hope you try it and enjoy it like we did!

 

 

                                                                                                     

 

 

I thought it would be fun to share with you two things that I enjoy using in my kitchen. I love the herb scissors and these cheery, handy little spatulas. I have two sets of these (red and yellow :) and use them ALL the time! I think at least one of you will find them useful too. :)

 

Two ways to enter if you're interested -

1. leave a comment and let me know what you enjoy about your visits here.

2. share the giveaway on your Facebook and leave a comment to let me know you did.
Giveaway will remain open until March 27.

I appreciate y'all stopping in and 'visiting'. And I always enjoy hearing from you either in a comment or in person when you've been blessed by something posted here. You have blessed me and I thank you!

  Have a wonderful day!

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