Herbed Batter Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1 cup lukewarm milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs well beaten
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup shortening melted and cooled
• 2 tablespoons liquid honey
• 1 tablespoon minced chives or green onion tops
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried basil or dried dillweed or dried marjoram
• 3 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl stir yeast into milk until dissolved
• Beat in salt eggs melted butter honey and all the herbs
• Add two cups of the flour and beat for 3 minutes by hand or 1 minute using electric mixer; work in remaining flour to make a very soft and sticky dough
• Leave in bowl; cover bowl and let dough rise for one hour or until doubled in bulk
• Stir dough down and with oiled hands transfer into a well-greased 10-inch tube pan; cover pan and let dough rise for 30 minutes
• Place pan in a COLD oven; turn heat to 350F
• Bake bread for 30 minutes or until golden