Outback Honey Wheat Bushman Bread

By Addie

This is a copy-cat recipe for the delicious bread they serve at the restaurant.

Ingredients

• Dough:
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 cups bread flour
• 1 2/3 cups wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/4 teaspoons (1 pkg.) yeast
• Coloring:
• Caramel Color
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Preparation

Step 1

If using a bread machine, add all of the ingredients for the dough in the exact order listed into the pan of your machine. Set it on "knead" and when the machine begins to mix the dough, combine the food coloring with 1/4 cup of water and drizzle it into the mixture as it combines. After the dough is created let it rest to rise for an hour or so. Then remove it from the pan.

When the dough has risen to about double in size, punch it down and divide it into 8 even portions (divide dough in half, divide those halves in half, and then once more). Form the portions into tubular shaped loaves about 8 inches long and 2 inches wide. Sprinkle the entire surface of the loaves with cornmeal and place them on a cookie sheet, or two. Cover the cookie sheet(s) with plastic wrap and let the dough rise once more for another hour in a warm location. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Uncover the dough and bake it for 20-24 minutes in the hot oven. Loaves should begin to darken slightly on top when done. Serve warm with a sharp bread
knife and butter on the side. If you want whipped butter, like you get at the restaurant, just use an electric mixer on high speed to whip some butter until it's fluffy. Makes 8 small loaves.

It is normal for this dough to be a bit tacky and to seem somewhat thin. Just be sure to add plenty of flour to your hands and work surface when working with the dough to prevent sticking.

If you are able to find caramel color (It's available from the King Arthur Flour catalog), you can use that rather than the food coloring formula described in the recipe.Just measure 1 tablespoon of caramel color into the dough mixture where the recipe uses food
coloring and water.

Serve warm with a sharp bread knife and butter on the side. If you want whipped butter, like you get at the restaurant, just use an electric mixer on high speed to whip some butter until it's fluffy.