Ingredients

• ½ Cup warm water
• 1 pkg/ Tbsp. Red Star Platinum Yeast
• 2/3 Cup warmed buttermilk, or 2 ½ Tbsp. buttermilk powder dissolved in 2/3 Cup warm water
• 1 tsp. salt
• ¼ Cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 3 + Cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Place warm water and yeast in EZ DOH bucket and stir to dissolve yeast.
2. Let rest 1 minute.
3. Add one cup of flour, then additional dough ingredients.
4. EZ DOH-it for 2-3 minutes, or until dough is smooth and soft and all ingredients are incorporated.
5. Remove dough from bucket, spray bucket with cooking spray, “smooth” dough and replace in bucket.
6. Cover and let rise until doubled.
7. At this point, the dough may be formed into rolls (should make about 12) or a 9X 5 loaf. I also have used this several times as a “base” for layered pull-apart bread. To use it as such, roll the dough out into a large rectangle, about 15”x 9”. Spread 2 tablespoons of softened butter on the dough, then sprinkle with your favorite ingredients
8. Slice the covered dough in half, lengthwise.
9. Then cut three slices the other way, making 8 even-sized pieces.
10. Stack the pieces atop one another- four “piles” of two.
11. Slice each of the piles in half.
12. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan or use a “tea loaf” pan, which measures 13x4” .
13. Place each of the “piles” in the pan on its side, working quickly.
14. Cover and let rise until doubled, or cover and place in the frig overnight.
15. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until golden.
16. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
17. Brush top with softened butter.

Notes

• Sweet: Cinn-sugar and raisins…..maybe some toasted nuts, too! Or maybe some chopped apples…..
• Greek: I used about ½ of a frozen pkg. of spinach (thawed and well-drained); 10-15 Kalamata olives, sliced; 1/3 Cup feta cheese; ½ cup mozzarella; 1 ½ tsp. prepared minced garlic (or 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced); 1/3 Cup chopped (well-drained) roasted red peppers; Mix everything together and spread on the dough - Add what YOU like!
• Ham & Cheese “Devil Bread” : Spread 2 Tbsp. of Dijon mustard on the butter. Follow with 1-2 Cups chopped cooked ham pieces; 1 Cup shredded cheese (I used a mix of cheddar & mozzarella- whatever I had in the fridge)