Honey Bread

Ingredients

1 package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 Roberts Egg
1/2 cup honey
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup Roberts Milk, scalded and cooled to lukewarm
1 cup Roberts Butter, melted and cooled
2 cups diced citron or mixed candied fruit, optional
4-4 1/2 cups sifted flour

Preparation

Soften yeast in warm water. Combine egg, honey, spices and salt; add yeast, lukewarm milk and melted butter and beat until smooth. If desired, add diced citron or mixed candied fruit. Stir in flour to make a moderately stiff dough; knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place until double in bulk; punch down dough and knead again. Shape dough into a round loaf and place in a buttered 3 quart baking dish. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 hour. Bake at 300° for 60 to 65 minutes, or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped lightly.

Recipe Contributed By: Gretchen Backlund Omaha, Nebraska

Yield: 1 loaf

Special note: we no longer distribute eggs or margarine, but have left the recipes as originally printed to maintain their integrity.