Tomato Bread

By barbsjustagirl

This exceptional bread makes amazing toasted cheese sandwiches, thanks to the full bodied flavor of tomatoes.

Ingredients

• 8 roma tomatoes, quartered
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 6-6-1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 2 Tbsp yeast
• 3/4 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium saucepan cook tomatoes in water until soft. Puree tomatoes in a blender or food processor. Let cool.

In a large mixing bowl combine tomato mixture, olive oil, 3 cups of flour, sugar, yeast, oregano, garlic powder, basil and salt. Beat until smooth. Add Parmesan cheese and remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead for 8 minutes. Place dough in a well oiled large bowl turning once to oil the top of the dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, approximately 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 F. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide dough in half. Shape into 2 loaves. Place dough into 2 well oiled 8x4x2 inch bread pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, approximately 30 minutes. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until bread is lightly browned. Remove from pans and cool on a wire rack.