This tomato bread is wonderful with spaghetti or any Italian food. It is great toasted for sandwiches. I love it toasted for breakfast with bacon and eggs. If you have not tried tomato bread, you are missing out. You will love it!
1 cup warm water
2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon oregano or Italian seasoning
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 cups tomato juice
3/4 cup oil (I use Canola, can use olive oil or whatever you like)
7 to 8 cups all-purpose flour
In a large mixing bowl combine 2 cups of the flour with the sugar, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, basil, and oregano. Mix well with wire whisk. Add the yeast to the cup of warm water and mix to dissolve. Mix the yeast, tomato sauce, tomato juice and oil into the flour mixture with a spoon. Start adding flour a cup at a time until you can turn out onto a floured surface. This is a wet dough. Work in flour until you can pick up the dough and put in a large oiled bowl or crock to rise. (I use Canola oil generously to oil my crock) Turn the dough once so it is greased on both sides. Cover and let rise 45 minutes to an hour. I just put it on top of stove covered with a clean dish towel. Once the dough rises punch it down and divide between 3 oiled 9 x 5 bread pans, cover and let rise again about 45 more minutes. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Bread should sound hollow when you tap on it. Remove from oven and let sit about 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Makes 3 loaves. ENJOY!
Note: This bread freezes nicely. This is a mild Italian tasting bread. If you want it more spicy, you can increase your spices. It smells wonderful while baking and is so good hot from the oven with butter or garlic butter.
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This cake was an experiment and turned out beautifully. I wanted to make a cake for Father’s Day and was low on supplies. I managed to use what I had on hand and this is the result. It is a very moist cake and so good. First time making this and I will probably make it many more times. I am always experimenting with recipes and trying new ways to make things. This is what makes cooking fun for me and I’ve had plenty of disasters but don’t let that discourage you from trying. (Note: I put this cake in the refrigerator last night. We cut it this morning and it will never make it to Father’s Day.)
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