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bread made with beet juice

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Recipe by
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
Las Vegas, NV

This is a hearty bread and makes a great sandwich ,sliced thin..great for making toast too..I thought it would be more red in color when baked , this makes for a nice bread to use for stuffing or toasted for salads or pizza crust too! Give it a try... http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/bread/bread-savory-bread/bread-and-butter-pickle-bread.html

yield 1 loaf
prep time 10 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For bread made with beet juice

  • 1 Tbsp
    crisco shortening
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    granulated sugar
  • 1 c
    beet juice from jar or canned beets
  • 1 pkg
    active dry yeast
  • 1/4 c
    beet juice, lukewarm
  • 3 3/4 c
    all purpose flour, sifted

How To Make bread made with beet juice

  • 1
    In a small saucepan add the 1 cup beet juice and heat to scalding. Remove from heat and add the shortening, salt,and sugar.Set aside. Cool to lukewarm.
  • 2
    Put the 1/4 cup of beet juice in a measuring cup and heat to lukewarm in the microwave. Then be sure it is only lukewarm and sprinkle the yeast over top of the 1/4 cup juice. After it has bloomed(softened); add to the cooled mixture in the saucepan.
  • 3
    Pour the mixture into a large bowl and add 1/2 the flour , beat until smooth, add remaining flour and mix well. Knead on a lightly floured surface about 5 minutes.Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours.
  • 4
    Shape into a loaf or rolls and place in well greased pan and brush the top with melted shortening. Let rise until doubled in bulk and bake in hot oven 375^ for 15 minutes then reduce heat to 350^ and bake for about 45 minutes longer.
  • Just put into oven to bake. I was surprised that after it baked it was no longer pink in color...
    5
    Remove from pan and brush butter on all sides of bread. Let cool.
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