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Tara BalcomThis recipe was handed down from generations of camp cooks at Camp Tillicum. We modified it to test out Nothin' Funky's Just Ranch and found a winner!! You could probably use any homemade bread recipe, but this one makes a beautiful loaf!
Ingredients
- .25 cup butter
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup hot water
- 3 TBS honey
- 1 TBS yeast
- .5 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp salt
- 2-3 tsp Nothin' Funky Just Ranch mix (more if you really like ranch-y bread!)
- 5 cups flour
- 1 egg for egg wash
- Additional flour for kneading
Instructions
- Melt butter and combine with all ingredients in a mixer with a paddle until dough clings together in one lump.
- Hand knead for 10 minutes, adding flour as needed to keep dough from sticking.
- Place dough into a greased bowl; cover and let rise until doubled.
- Divide into 2 loaves and shape into long rectangles. Cut dough length-wise into thirds, leaving ½ inch uncut on one end to hold the top of the dough together.
- Braid the three strands of dough, then bring the cut end around and join it to the uncut end to form a braided circle. Fold and tuck braid ends into the ½ inch uncut portion of the loaf.
- Place on lined sheet pan and allow it to rise until doubled again. Use egg wash to cover the loaf and sprinkle with Nothin' Funky Just Ranch mix before baking.
- Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until center reaches 205 degrees.
- Variation: form loaves into round shape. Egg wash the top of the dough, and add anything that you would like on the top (sesame seeds, sunflower, walnuts, poppy seeds).
Tips
This recipe comes from Camp Tillicum courtesy of Hayley and Danielle L.
