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I enjoy making this recipe for Onion Bread with Sesame Seeds when I bake a roast or serve beef. It smells delicious, and everyone loves the flavor, tender crumb, and the rustic appearance. Serve with butter, or even for sandwiches.
For this recipe you’ll need two special ingredients: dry onion soup mix and sesame seeds. Everything else is standard pantry staples. Also, you may bake this on a baking sheet or baking stone, or in a bread pan.
Ingredients for Onion Bread with Sesame Seeds
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Instructions for Making This Recipe
Gather your ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table.
Prepare the Dough
In a small saucepan, heat the whole milk with butter until the butter starts to melt. Remove from heat.
In a large mixing bowl with an attached dough hook, combine 3 cups of all-purpose flour, onion soup mix, granulated sugar, instant yeast, and kosher salt. Add in the lukewarm milk mixture. Stir in the large egg. Beat together to combine.
Turn out onto a floured surface and add the remaining flour. Knead until smooth and silky, 5-7 minutes. Place in a greased bowl. Cover and allow to rise until double.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Punch down dough. Cut into two pieces and form into mounds. Place on parchment paper. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean tea towel and allow to rise for 30-40 minutes until double.
Alternately, you may roll dough to form a basic bread loaf and place dough in two large greased bread pans.
Mix together the egg and water to make an egg wash. Brush each loaf with the beaten egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
As an alternative to Sesame Seeds, you could also use Everything Bagel Seasonings. Your choice!
Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes until golden brown. Place on wire racks to cool. Makes 2 rustic loaves.
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Onion Bread with Sesame Seeds
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Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 envelope dry onion soup mix
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons instant yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg (beaten)
- 1 medium egg + 1 tablespoon water (to make egg wash)
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds (for topping)
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table.
Prepare the Dough
- In a small saucepan, heat the whole milk with butter until the butter begins to melt. Remove from heat.
- In a large mixing bowl with an attached dough hook, combine 3 cups of all-purpose flour, onion soup mix, granulated sugar, instant yeast, and kosher salt.
- Add in the lukewarm milk mixture. Stir in the large beaten egg until combined.
- Turn out onto a floured surface and add the remaining flour. Knead until smooth and silky, 5-7 minutes.
- Place in a greased bowl. Cover and allow to rise until double, approximately 60-90 minutes.
Form and Bake the Bread
- Preheat oven with baking stone to 350℉. Punch down dough. Cut into two pieces and form into mounds.
- Place on parchment paper. Cover with cotton dish towel and allow to rise for 30-40 minutes until double. (Alternately, you may place dough in two large bread pans.)
Prepare Egg Wash and Topping
- In a small bowl, mix together the egg and water to make an egg wash.
- Brush each loaf with the beaten egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Using a pizza peel, transfer each loaf on parchment paper to the baking stone in the preheated oven. Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden brown. Makes 2 rustic loaves.
