Rice Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup basmati rice or 1/2 cup any other rice
• 1 1/4 cups warm water (100 to 110)
• 6 cups flour, divided
• 1 (2 1/4 teaspoon) package fast rise yeast
• 2 teaspoons salt
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 combine 1 1/2 cups water and rice in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil.
• 2 cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• 3 spoon rice into a large bowl; cool to room temperature.
• 4 stir in 1 1/4 cups warm water.
• 5 add 2 cups flour and yeast to rice mixture; stir well to combine.
• 6 cover with plastic wrap; let stand 1 hour (batter should become very bubbly and almost double in size).
• 7 add 2 cups flour and salt to batter; stir 1 minute with a wooden spoon or until well combined.
• 8 scrape dough onto a heavily floured surface; sprinkle dough with 1 cup flour.
• 9 knead until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes); add enough of remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands (dough will feel tacky).
• 10 divide dough in half.
• 11 working with 1 portion at a time (cover the remaining dough to keep from drying), roll each portion into a 14 x 7-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface.
• 12 roll up each rectangle tightly, starting with a short edge, pressing firmly to eliminate air pockets; pinch seam and ends to seal.
• 13 place each roll, seam side down, in an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
• 14 lightly coat the loaves with cooking spray; cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in size.
• 15 preheat oven to 375°.
• 16 bake for 45 minutes or until loaves are lightly browned and sound hollow when tapped.
• 17 cool in pans on wire racks.