Bloody Mary Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water (105-115 degrees)
• 1 (6 ounce) can spicy vegetable juice cocktail
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon unsalted margarine
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• vegetable oil cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes to “bloom.
• 2 combine vegetable juice cocktail and next 3 ingredients in sml saucepan; cook over medium heat until margarine melts. let cool to 105-115 degrees. stir in egg and salt. add to yeast mixture; stir well. add whole wheat flour and what germ; beat at low speed of an electric mixer until well blended. beat an additional 3 minutes at high speed. stir in enough of the 1 ¾ c all-purpose flour to make a soft dough.
• 3 sprinkle 3 tbl all-purpose flour evenly over work surface. turn out dough onto floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic (about 8-10 minutes). place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. cover and let rise in a warm place (85 degrees) free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
• 4 punch dough down. roll to a 15x8 ½-inch rectangle. roll up dough, jellyroll fashion, starting with narrow end; pinch seam side down, in an 8 1/2x4 1/2x3-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
• 5 cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, 45 minutes or until doubled in bulk. bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped. remove from pan and let cool completely on wire rack.