Anadama Bread

Name: Anadama Bread
Yield: Makes 1 Loaf
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 ml/7 fl oz/⅞ cup water; 65 g/2½ oz/generous ½ cup polenta; 75 g/3 oz/¾ cup wholemeal bread flour; 360 g/12½ oz/generous 3 cups unbleached white bread flour; 60 ml/4 tbsp molasses; 240 ml/8½ fl oz/generous 1 cup water; 5 ml/1 tsp easy bake (rapid-rise) dried yeast; 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp butter; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp salt; 40 g/1½ oz/⅓ cup polenta; 65 g/2½ oz/generous ½ cup wholemeal (whole-wheat) bread flour; 275 g/10 oz/2½ cups unbleached white bread flour; 5 ml/1 tsp lemon juice; 45 ml/3 tbsp molasses; 250 ml/9 fl oz/generous 1 cup water; 75 ml/5 tbsp molasses; 10 ml/2 tsp lemon juice; 10 ml/2 tsp salt; 40 g/1½ oz/3 tbsp butter; 5 ml/1 tsp easy bake dried yeast; 450 g/1 lb/4 cups unbleached white bread flour; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp easy bake dried yeast; 75 g/3 oz/⅔ cup polenta; 75 g/3 oz/⅔ cup wholemeal bread flour

Preparation info

Makes
1
Loaf

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook

By Jennie Shapter

Published 2010

About

This traditional New England bread is made with a mixture of white and wholemeal flours and polenta, which is a coarse corn meal. The molasses sweetens the bread and gives it a rich colour.

Ingredients

Small

200 ml/7 fl oz/⅞ cup water
45

Americas
United States
New England
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Pour the water, molasses and lemon juice into the bread machine pan. If the instructions for your machine specify that the yeast is to be placed in the pan first, reverse the order in which you add the liquid and dry ingredients.