Outback Sweet Molasses Bread Recipe
Love the soft brown bread at The Outback Steakhouse? Now you can make it at home with my Outback bread recipe.
Servings: 16 rolls
Ingredients
- 1 cup Warm Water
- 1 tablespoon Active Dry Yeast
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 1 and 3/4 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 Egg
- 2 tablespoons Butter room temperature
- 2 tablespoons Molasses
- 1/4 cup Honey
- 1.5 to 2 cups Bread Flour
- 1 tablespoon Natural Baking Cocoa not Dutch process; Hershey's brand works great
- 1 teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Place warm water, yeast and sugar in bowl of a stand mixer.
- Allow to proof for 10 minutes (mixture will bubble).
- Add in whole wheat flour, egg, butter, molasses and honey and turn mixer on low, using the dough hook.
- Add in 1 cup of bread flour, cocoa and salt and continue to mix on low.
- Gradually add in remaining half cup to one cup of bread flour. Dough should pull away from the sides of the mixing bowl.
- Continue to knead on low for about 10 minutes until dough is soft and elastic.
- Turn dough out and roll into a ball. Allow to rise in a warm place, covered, for 60-90 minutes until doubled in size.
- Shape as 6 small loaves on a cookie sheet or as 16 rolls in a 9x13 pan and rise again until doubled (45-60 minutes).
- Bake at 350 for 27-30 minutes for loaves or about 20 minutes for rolls.