Medieval Herb Bread

This bread is fantastic! It turns out very crusty and has a delicious flavor. I love to serve it with soup.

Ingredients

5 tsp. yeast
2 cups warm water
6 eggs
1 1/4 tsp salt
6 TBS oil
1 1/2 tsp rosemary
2/3 cup parsley
8 cups flour
1 egg for top

Directions

1. Dissolve yeast in water.

2. Combine eggs, salt, oil, herbs and 3 cups flour.

3. Add yeast and mix well.

4. Add more flour to make dough and knead on floured
board for 10 minutes.

5. Place in greased bowl and cover and let rise for 1 1/2 hours
in warm place.

6. Shape into two loaves on cookie sheet.

7. Cover loosely and let rise for 45 minutes.

8. Brush with egg and bake for 50 minutes at 375 degrees F.



This recipe makes two loaves. You can bake them both or you
can prepare the loaves, up to step 7, wrap in plastic wrap, and
freeze one for later.

To bake a frozen loaf, pull the loaf out of the freezer and let it
come to room temperature and rise a bit. Then continue from
step 8.

You could prepare the dough in a bread machine and remove
the dough from the bread machine and bake as directed.

DO NOT BAKE THIS BREAD IN A PAN OR BREAD MACHINE
it needs to be baked on a cookie sheet as directed.