Tomato Juice Bread Recipes

TOMATO BREAD I

Steps:

• In a sauce pan, heat the tomato juice and water over a low heat until warm to the touch. Pour into a large warmed bowl, and add yeast and honey; stir to dissolve yeast. Allow to rest until yeast is creamy.
• Mix in oil, parsley, onion, garlic, carrot, and salt. Add 1 cup of the flour, and stir until smooth. Add more flour, until a firm dough is formed. Knead five minutes on a lightly floured surface. Place dough in a greased bowl, and turn to coat the surface completely. Allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
• Punch down, and divide into halves. Form two loaves, and put into greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for another 45 minutes, or until loaves have doubled in size.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (220 degrees C) for about 30 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire rack to cool.

BAKED TOMATOES WITH CRUSTY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle. Butter a 3-quart baking dish (about 13 by 9 by 2 inches).
• Drain tomatoes, reserving 1 cup juice, then chop.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over medium-high heat until foam subsides, then cook onions with 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring occasionally, until golden-brown, about 10 minutes. Add garlic, allspice, and cloves and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Stir in tomatoes with reserved juice, thyme, brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and briskly simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 1/2 stick butter and brush onto both sides of bread. Halve each slice.
• Transfer tomato mixture to baking dish and top with bread, overlapping slightly. Bake until bubbling and bread is crisp and golden-brown, about 20 minutes.

TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 3 cups flour, sugar, yeast, salt, oregano, garlic powder, basil and rosemary. In a large saucepan, heat the tomato juice, tomato sauce and oil to 120°-130°, stirring occasionally. Add the dry ingredients; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into two loaves. Place in two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes., Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

TOMATO JUICE BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the tomato juice,onion, sugar, salt, cinnamon, cloves and soda in a saucepan.
• Heat to scalding, remove from the heat and add the shortening.
• Stir until the shortening melts and cool to lukewarm.
• Measure the water into a mixing bowl, add the suagr, stir to dissolve and sprinkle over the yeast.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• Remove the onion from the tomato juice mixture and throw away.
• Stir the tomato juice into the yeast mixture.
• Add 2-1/2 cups flour and beat with a wooden spoon until the batter is smooth and sheets from the spoon.
• Add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough that is easy to handle.
• Mix well with your hand.
• Turn on to a floured board and knead until smooth and elastic.
• Put in a greased bowl, turn over once, cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about an hour.
• Grease two 8 x 4 x 3 inch loaf pans.
• Punch the dough down and split into two.
• Place in the loaf pans and let rise again until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Bake in a 400 F oven for 30-35 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped on top.
• Turn out of the pans and cool on wire racks.

HERBED TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first 12 ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). In a bowl, combine spread ingredients. Serve with bread.

TOMATO BREAD III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, Italian seasoning, thyme, sugar, Cheddar and Parmesan cheeses. In a separate bowl, mix together 1/2 cup reserved tomato juice, milk, eggs, oil and garlic. Combine liquid and dry mixtures. Fold in chopped tomatoes and olives. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

V-8 TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• In the bread machine pan, place all ingredients (except the dried tomatoes) in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
• Use the 'basic' bread setting and'light' crust color.
• Bake according to your machine directions.
• When the machine beeps during the kneading cycle, add the dried tomatoes a few at a time until they are kneaded into the dough.