Submitted by carrtje on June 18, 2009 - 7:56am
There use do to be a place in town that sold the most delicious squaw bread. This bread had a tight crumb, and was really dark brown through and through. Dark, like mahagony, or Cherry wood. It was a little sweet, but still very savory. Anyone have a good recipe?
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Try using the search function
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My humble recipe:
http://foolishpoolishbakes.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/squaw-bread-2/
Mine did not have the dark hue that typically comes from adding caramel colouring (which I believe you can get from KA)...simply add this to my recipe and you should have the colour you desire.
Cheers
FP
Squaw Bread
One of the problems with doing an internet . . . or a cookbook . . . search for squaw bread is that the name is used for several different sorts of bread.
I have followed this recipe from The New York Times Bread and Soup Cookbook by Yvonne Young Tarr every time I wanted something quick for my family for years. One big difference is that I would cook the bread in smaller batches, creating not three but six loaves.
5 C all purpose or unbleached white flour
2 T baking powder
1 1/4 t salt
1 1/2 T melted butter
2 C milk
oil for frying
Combine 4 C flour, baking powder and salt, sifting together into large bowl. Melt butter and add to milk then add mixture, a little at a time, to the dry ingredients. The book recommends using an electric mixer but I always used a wooden spoon.
The remaining flour is kneaded into the dough on a pastry board until all the flour is worked in. Divide dough into pieces and roll each piece flat.
Add 3 or 4 T oil to 10" skillet. When oil is hot, add round of dough, frying until crisp on each side. Serve hot.
Here is the recipe I have
Here is the recipe I have used many times. I think this is from The Bread Bible.
Squaw Bread
2 ¼ cup warm water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup dark raisins
1 ½ Tablespoons active dry yeast
pinch of brown sugar
3 - 3 ¼ cup AP or Bread flour
1/2 cup Whole Wheat flour
1 ½ cup Medium Rye flour
1/2 cup instant dry milk
2 ½ teaspoons salt
Cornmeal for dusting
2 Tablespoons butter for brushing
Assembly:
In a food processor or blender, add ½ cup warm water, oil, honey, brown sugar, and raisins. Let sit 5 minutes and then puree. Add 1 ½ cups water and combine. Set aside raisin water.
In a small bowl put ¼ cup warm water and yeast mixing till dissolved. Sprinkle pinch of brown sugar on top and allow to get foamy - about 10 minutes. Set aside.
In a large bowl put in 1 cup of AP flour, all the WW and Rye flours, dry milk and salt. Add raisin water and yeast mixture and beat 1 minute. Add remainder of AP flour ½ cup at a time. Knead till dough starts to clear sides of bowl. Knead by dough hook 2 - 3 minutes till dough is smooth and springy. Dough can be kneaded by hand on a floured surface.
Place dough into a greased bowl and cover to rise till doubled - about 1 ½ hours. Gently deflate dough and turn onto a floured surface and divided dough into 4 portions. Shape each portion into a tight round or oval shape and place 2 each on greased and cornmealed baking sheets. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to double - about 45 minutes.
Twenty minutes before baking preheat oven to 425 degrees if using a baking stone, or 375 degrees if not. With a sharp knife cut a ¼ inch deep cross on top of each loaf and brush with melted butter. Reduce oven to 375 degrees and bake loaves for 35 - 40 minutes. Bake till loaves are brown and crusty. Tapping bottom of done loaves should make a hollow sound. Cool loaves and enjoy!!!!