Caramelized Onion Bread (bread Machine)

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cups bread flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast or 2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in skillet over medium-low heat. cook onions in butter 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are brown and caramelized. do not hurry the process. remove from heat.
• 2 place all remaining ingredients in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• 3 set to basic cycle with medium or light crust. add onions at beep signal or 5 to 10 minute before end of kneading cycle.
• 4 alternatively, use dough cycle. remove dough at end of cycle, shape as desired, place on cornmeal-sprinkled baking sheet and let rise. bake for app. 30 to 40 minutes in a 400 deg. oven. exact time depends on shape.
• 5 note: i generally substitute one cup of whole wheat or rye flour for one cup of the bread flour. rye is particularly excellent.