Red-and-Yellow White Bread

Name: Red-and-Yellow White Bread
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature; 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten; 5 to 6 tablespoons milk; ½ cup warm water; ¼ teaspoon sugar; 1 package active dry yeast

Preparation info

1
loaf

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

We’ve added egg yolks for a richer flavor and spiked the taste with a bit of cayenne. They both add color, too, to this sandwich bread, perfect for slicing and toasting.

Ingredients

1 package active dry yeast
½ cup warm water
¼ teaspoon su

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Stir the yeast, warm water, and sugar together in a small bowl. Set the mixture aside until the yeast starts foaming, 5 to 10 minutes.
Combine the flour, salt, and cayenne in a large bowl. Stir in the yeast mixture, butter, egg yolks, and enough of the milk to form a mass of sticky dough. Let it stand for 10 minutes.
Transfer the dough to a lightly fl