Country Sage Loaves

Total Time: 1 hr 22 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 5 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
• 1 cup water (110-115)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoons rubbed sage
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 -2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl dissolve yeast in warm water.
• 2 stir in sugar and let stand for 5 minutes.
• 3 add the wheat germ, oil, honey, sage, salt, rosemary, nutmeg and 1 1/2 cups of flour.
• 4 beat until smooth.
• 5 stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• 6 turn onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.
• 7 place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
• 8 cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• 9 punch dough down.
• 10 turn onto a lightly floured surface,divide in half.
• 11 shape each half into 2 oval loaves.
• 12 place on a greased baking sheet.
• 13 cover and let rise until double,about 15 minutes.
• 14 with a sharp knife, make 3 shallow slashes across the top of each loaf.
• 15 bake at 400°f for 13-17 minutes or until golden brown.