Rice Bread
Ingredients
- 0 cup well-cooked rice
- 1 each egg
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 cup very warm water or milk
- 1 package dry yeast
- 4 cup or more all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Beat rice, egg, butter, sugar, water and yeast together briefly.
- 2
Set aside to proof well, 30 or 40 minutes, until barmy.
- 3
Pour into a sieve and rub the rice through.
- 4
Unlike most sieving operations, this one goes quickly.
- 5
Beat in the flour and salt until smooth.
- 6
The dough should be quite soft, but not liquid.
- 7
Add a little more flour if necessary and let rise in the bowl, covered, until doubled, about one hour.
- 8
Beat down vigorously.
- 9
Shape in one large loaf and place in a buttered 9 x 5-inch bread pan or make two loaves for 5 x 3-inch bread pans.
- 10
Or you can shape the dough into egg-size rolls.
- 11
Let the loaves or rolls rise, covered loosely, until double in volume, about 1 hour.
- 12
Slash and loaves or rolls deeply just before baking.
- 13
Place the bread into a preheated 450 degree F oven and immediately decrease the heat to 400 degrees F.
- 14
Bake until light brown, about 40 minutes for loaves, 20 minutes for rolls.