Pepper Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons coarse ground black pepper
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages fast-rising yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 3 tablespoons soft margarine
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). grease a tube pan.
• stir together 3 cups of flour, the sugar, pepper, yeast, and salt together in a large bowl.
• heat water and margarine to 130 degrees f (54 degrees c) in a saucepan over low heat. pour the hot water-margarine mixture into the flour; quickly stir a few strokes to combine. stir in 1 egg, beat the mixture to form a loose batter, and stir in 1 1/2 cups of flour. knead the dough on a floured work surface until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes.
• divide the dough into 12 equal-sized pieces, form them into rolls, and place them into the bottom of the prepared pan. set the pan into a sink of hot water (about 115 degrees f/46 degrees c) until the rolls have doubled in size, about 15 minutes. beat egg yolk with 1 tablespoon of water until thoroughly combined; brush the dough with the beaten egg yolk mixture.
• bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.