English Muffin Bread

By JimMac

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal
• 6 cups bread flour
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast or 4-1/2 teaspoons
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Warm the milk and water in a small saucepan until very warm (125 degrees F/50 degrees C). Lightly grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans; sprinkle cornmeal inside pans.
In a large bowl, mix together 3 cups flour, yeast, sugar, salt and soda. Stir milk into the flour mixture; beat well. Stir in the remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, until a stiff batter is formed. Spoon batter into prepared pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place for until nearly doubled in size, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Remove from pans immediately and cool.

NOTE: You can double this recipe with no problem OR, you can cut the recipe in half and use your bread machine (just check to see if more water needs to be added during the kneading cycle).