Outback Steakhouse's Sweet Brown Appetizer Bread

Outback Steakhouse Sweet Brown Bread

Ingredients

2 packages dry yest

1/2 cup warm water

1 tablespoon sugar

1 cup warm water

1/2 cup dark molasses

1 tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon oil

2 cups rye flour

1/2 cup cornmeal

shortening (to grease the pan)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 374 F degrees

2. Soften yeast in the 1/2 cup of warm water 

3. Stir sugar into yeast mixture and let stand until bubbles (about 6 minutes)

4. In large mixing bowl, mix together the yeast/water combo with another 1 cup of warm water. Add in the molasses, salt, oil and rye flour

5. Mix until it is a soft batter consistency

6. Slowly work in flour until the batter is a non sticky dough (it should be "estasticy"...)

7. Knead the dough for a few minutes

8. Set dough aside in a greased bowl to rise until it doubles its size

9. punch the dough down and shape into 2 loaves

10. place the loaves a few inches apart on a greased and cornmeal dusted cookie sheet (sprinkle a bit of the cornmeal on the top of each loaf too)

11. Let loaved rise again until doubled

12. Bake loaves at 375 F for about 30 minutes (until crust sounds hollow when tapped)

*tastes great when eaten with a honey butter spread....here's a quick recipe for it:

Honey Butter

3/4 cup butter

1/4 cup honey

mix them up and add brown sugar according to your taste preference! :)