Picnic Basket Bread Recipes

PICNIC BASKET BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Mix cheese, spinach, chicken, onion, and 1/4 teaspoon salt for filling.
• Set aside.
• Dissolve yeast in 1 cup warm water.
• Mix yeast mixture, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 cup flour in a mixing bowl.
• Gradually add 1 1/2 cups flour to dough.
• Knead dough until smooth, using other 1/2 cup flour if dough is sticky.
• Roll dough into a 16 x 10-inch rectangle.
• Spread filling down the middle of dough.
• Bring dough edges together and seal.
• Place seam-side down on lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Brush bread with egg white and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake at 375° for 40 minutes.
• Serve warm, or cool and refrigerate.

ONION DILL PICNIC BREAD

Steps:

• In small saucepan, combine sugar, milk, 1/2 cup butter and salt.
• Cook on medium heat until butter is melted.
• Cool to warm (105-115F).
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water.
• Stir in minced onion and only 2 1/2 tsp dillweed.
• Add milk mixture, 2 beaten eggs and enough flour to make dough easy to handle.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 8 minutes.
• Place dough into a greased bowl; turn greased side up.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size, approx.
• 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch down dough and divide in half.
• Roll half of the dough into a 24 by 8 inch rectangle.
• Spread with 2 tbsp butter.
• Cut crosswise (not lengthwise) into 6 equal pieces.
• Stack on top of each other, buttered side up.
• Cut stack again, crosswise, into 5 equal pieces.
• Place cut edge down, in a greased 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.
• Repeat with remaining dough and butter.
• Cover, and let rise until double in bulk (about 1 hour).
• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Bake loaves for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together egg yolk and 1 tbsp water.
• Brush each loaf with egg mixture and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tsp dillweed (1/4 tsp each loaf).
• Continue baking for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from pan immediately.

EDIBLE PICNIC BASKET (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Remove dough from the machine after the dough or manual cycle is completed.
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface, and carefully form into a ball without punching down.
• Place onto greased cookie sheet and let rise about one hour or until doubled in size.
• Brush with beaten egg and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let cool.
• Hollow out cooled bread like a pumpkin, reserving"lid" to put back on.
• Butter inside and fill with: i.e. fried chicken.
• Replace lid and wrap in heavy duty foil, then news paper, then foil again.
• Bread and chicken will stay warm all day!
• Success Hints: Use to make edible soup bowls.