Best Jacks Yeast Bread Recipes
JACK'S YEAST BREAD
This was Daddy's "I quit smoking" bread. When I was in high school, he stopped smoking for good. Being a man who was never still, he started looking for ways to occupy his hands other than smoking. He bought some of the first bread flour ever to hit the shelves in Monticello, Georgia, and started experimenting. He became known around town for his homemade bread, and often made loaves for bake sales and church suppers.
Yield makes 2 1-pound loaves
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Scald the milk and add the solid shortening, sugar, and salt. Stir until the shortening is melted, and cool to lukewarm (80° to 85°F).
- In a large, warm bowl, sprinkle the yeast over the lukewarm water. Wait 5 minutes and stir the yeast into the water. Add the cooled milk mixture. Stir in enough flour to make a very stiff dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead about 10 minutes, or until it is smooth and satiny.
- Place the dough in a warm, lightly buttered bowl. Turn the dough to coat it with butter. Cover the bowl with a cloth and allow the dough to rise in a warm place (80° to 85°F), free from drafts, until the dough has doubled in bulk, about 2 hours.
- Using your fingers or your fist, punch down the dough to release the air and turn the dough over in the bowl so the smooth oiled side is on top. Cover the bowl and let rise again until almost doubled in bulk, about 30 minutes.
- Turn the dough out onto a board and divide into 2 equal portions. Shape each portion into a ball, cover with a cloth, and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Shape each ball into a loaf and place the loaves into 2 greased loaf pans, 5 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 3 1/2-inches.
- Brush the tops of the loaves with melted butter, cover, and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Turn the loaves out on a rack to cool. The bread is done when it sounds hollow when lightly tapped on the sides or bottom.
- Jack used specially shaped tubes such as stars, rounds, and scallops for party sandwich bread.
- Water may be substituted for part or all of the milk. Bread made with milk has a browner crust.
JACK'S CHALLAH RECIPE
Provided by Food Network
Time 3h
Yield 3 loaves
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Whisk the sugar, yeast and 1 cup of the warm water in a medium bowl. Set aside to bloom.
- Add the flour to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the hook attachment. Make a well in the center of the flour and bury the salt in the well. Add the canola oil, whole egg, remaining 1 1/3 cups warm water and the bloomed yeast, making sure no sediment is left behind. Mix on low speed for 30 seconds, increase to medium speed for 30 seconds and then increase to high speed for 3 minutes, mixing until the dough appears smooth.
- Spray a large bowl with nonstick cooking spray and transfer the dough to the bowl. Cover with a damp towel or plastic wrap and set in a warm area to proof until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Split the dough into 3 loaves. Divide each loaf into the desired number of braid strands (3, 4 or 6) and roll each strand to elongate. Braid the strands to a long loaf or a round shape and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the egg yolk with a pinch of salt and a pinch of sugar. Brush this egg wash over the shaped loaves and top with 1 tablespoon zaatar per loaf, if using. Let the loaves rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bake until lightly golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
- To freeze, cool completely before transferring to a ziptop bag.
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