Homemade Dill Bread

Fresh from the oven, warm with melting butter - nothing is better than homemade bread.   I don't have a bread maker, but that didn't scare me, as I've done this before.   It's hard to imagine that women would get up very early each morning and make a loaf of fresh bread for the family for the day.   This recipe produced a moist bread with a great crust and within an hour, 3 adults had eaten about 2/3 of the loaf!   I took lots of pictures so you can successfully do this as well!

Homemade Dill Bread

 Ingredients:

• 1 pkg active dry yeast
• 1/4 C warm water
• 1 C sour cream
• 2 T buttermilk
• 2 T honey
• 2 T shallots, minced
• 1 T butter
• 3 T dried dill weed
• 1 t baking soda
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 2 1/2 C all purpose flour

Directions:   Combine the yeast with the warm water and set aside. 

In a bowl, combine the sour cream, buttermilk, honey, shallots, dill weed, soda and egg and mix well.

Pour contents into a saucepan and add the butter.   Heat over low just until the butter melts, remove from heat, and add the yeast. 

Stir to incorporate and gradually add the flour to form a stiff dough.   Turn out onto lightly floured board and knead for 5 - 10 minutes.

Place in a large, well oiled bowl and let rise until doubled, about an hour, covered.

Punch down and place into an oiled loaf pan of your choice.  I used a round one.   Let rise again until doubled, about 45 minutes. 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Bake for 40-50 minutes, and serve hot with lots of butter!