English Muffin Bread

• Difficulty: Easy
• Category: Breads

Ingredients

• 2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tbsp cornmeal
• 6 cup bread flour
• 4 1/2 tsp active dry yeast (or 2 packages active dry yeast)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda

Instructions

1. 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.
2. In a large bowl, mix together 3 cups flour, yeast, sugar, salt and soda.
3. Stir milk into the flour mixture; beat well.
4. Stir in the remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, until a stiff batter is formed.
5. 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).
6. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Remove from pans immediately and cool.