Sally Lunn Bread Recipes

SALLY LUNN BREAD

Steps:

• Combine yeast and warm water in a bowl; let stand for 5 minutes.
• Combine milk and next 3 ingredients in a saucepan; heat until shortening melts. Allow to cool to 105° to 115°.
• Combine yeast mixture, milk mixture, and egg in a large mixing bowl; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended. Gradually, add flour, beating at the lowest speed until blended. (Mixture will be a sticky, soft dough.).
• Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in bulk.
• Stir the dough down; cover and let rise* (rise #2) for 30 minutes or until dough has doubled. *(warm place (85°), free from drafts).
• Stir dough down, and spoon into a well-greased, 6-cup Bundt pan (OR 9-in. square pan). Cover and let rise* (rise #3) 20 to 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Bake in Bundt at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown (approx. 30 minutes for 9-in square pan). Remove from pan immediately.

SALLY LUNN BATTER BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, butter, sugar, salt, eggs and 3 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Do not knead. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Stir the dough down. Spoon into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool., Combine the honey butter ingredients until smooth. Serve with bread.

SALLY LUNN QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
• Combine egg and milk.
• Cream shortening and sugar together, and add flour alternately with liquid mixture.
• Place in greased 9"x5" loaf pan or muffin pan and bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

SALLY LUNN

Steps:

• In a large liquid measuring cup, mix together yeast, sugar, and water; let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place milk and butter in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat and let stand until mixture is lukewarm (110 to 115 degrees).
• In a large bowl, mix together flour and salt. Add milk mixture to flour mixture. Stir eggs into yeast mixture and add to flour mixture; stir until a stiff dough forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let stand in a cool place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Butter a Pullman loaf pan measuring 13 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches across the top and 12 3/4 by 3 3/4 inches across the bottom. Deflate dough by beating down with a wooden spoon for about 1 minute. Transfer dough to prepared loaf pan; cover and let rise until dough reaches top of pan, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Uncover dough and transfer to oven; bake until bread is dark and golden on top and sounds hollow when tapped with your knuckles, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven and turn bread out onto a wire rack; serve warm or let cool, if desired.