Italian Tomato Bread

Name: Italian Tomato Bread
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 oz active dry yeast (1 standard packet); 1 tbsp sugar; 1/4 cup warm water (about 110 degrees fahrenheit); 1 cup pizza sauce; 1/4 cup butter melted + more for brushing on top later.; 1 tsp salt; 1 egg; 1 tsp basil paste; 3 cup to 4 of all-purpose flour; oil

Devon @Devon

Auburn, Nebraska

I make this bread often to accompany Sunday night dinners. It's very flavorful & comes out a beautiful light red color. You can also trun this into bread rolls by separating the dough & forming into balls after the first rise. Place 2" apart on a greased cookie sheet & let rise again. Only bake rolls for about 12 minutes.

Saved

Ingredients

30 mins

10 servings

1/4 ozactive dry yeast (1 standard packet)
1 tbspsugar
1/4 cupwarm water (about 110 degrees fahrenheit)
1 cuppizza sauce
1/4 cupbutter melted + more for brushing on top later.
1 tspsalt
1egg
1 tspbasil paste
3 cupto 4 of all-purpose flour
oil

Saved

Steps

30 mins

1

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast & sugar in the warm water. Let stand 5 minutes.
2

Add in the pizza sauce, 1/4 cup melted butter, egg, salt, & basil paste. Stir together. Then add 2 to 3 cups of flour sifted, stirring until smooth. Add more flour as needed until it forms a firm dough.
3

Turn dough out onto a floured surface & knead until elastic. About 6 minutes. Place in oiled bowl - turn the dough once to oil top. Cover with a damp towel & set in a warm place to rise for about 1 1/2 hours.
4

Punch dough down. Reshape & transfer into an oiled loaf pan. Cover again with same towel & allow to rise for 30 more minutes.
5

Bake at 400°F fahrenheit for 20 - 30 minutes or until golden brown - turning the pan half way through the cooking process. Place loaf on a wire rack to cool & brush with some melted butter.