Cowboy Bread recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup boiling water
¾ cup cold milk
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 cups all-purpose flour

Nutrition Info

278 calories
carbohydrate: 49.7 g
cholesterol: 32.7 mg
fat: 4.6 g
fiber: 1.9 g
protein: 8.3 g
saturatedFat: 2.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 112.9 mg
sugar: 1.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, stir together the water, milk, and sugar. Sprinkle the yeast over the top, and let stand for 5 minutes to dissolve.

  2. Stir the egg and butter into the yeast mixture, then stir in the salt, nutmeg, and 2 cups of the flour. Mix until everything is well blended. Mix in remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time until the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl. Turn out onto a floured surface, and knead for 10 minutes (no cheating!). Place dough into a greased bowl, and let rise until doubled in size.

  3. Divide the dough into 8 balls, and let rest for another 20 minutes. Roll each ball out to 8 to 10 inches in diameter.

  4. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Fry each of the pieces of bread fro 30 to 60 seconds on each side, or until light to medium brown spots appear. Keep covered with a damp cloth, or store in a plastic bag until serving.

Recipe Yield

8 pieces of bread

Recipe Note

Similar to pita breads, this is a round fried bread which supposedly traces its origins back to the great American West.

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