Rice Bread using cooked rice

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cold cooked rice
• 1/3 cup powdered milk
• 1 cup water
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter or vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 cups plain flour
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 egg
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed dry rosemary
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder.

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook rice a little further to soften.

2. 2

   Using a fork or potato masher, mash cooked rice a little.

3. 3

   In a saucepan warm milk, water, sugar, butter or vegetable oil and salt to lukewarm.

4. 4

   In a bowl, stir together yeast and 1 cup flour.

5. 5

   Pour in milk and beat well.

6. 6

   Add egg and rice, mix well. Also, add seasoning and spices if you are making Savoury rice bread.

7. 7

   Add the remaining 2 cups of flour little by little. You will get a sticky dough. Knead the dough for 10 mins.

8. 8

   Place dough in a greased bowl, cover and leave to rise in a warm place for 1 hour until double in size.

9. 9

   Grease two bread pans and set aside.

10. 10

    knock down your dough and divide into two.

11. 11

    Place in bread pans, cover and leave to rest 45 to 60 minutes.

12. 12

    Meanwhile, 15 minutes to the end, preheat oven to 205 deg. C

13. 13

    Bake for 30mins.

14. 14

    Bread should sound hollow. Take out of the oven and grease immediately with butter.