Sally Lunn by meghildreth

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Sally Lunn
Submitted by meghildreth on February 13, 2004 at 2:43 pm

DESCRIPTION
Sally Lunn

SUMMARY
Yield 0 File under Yeast Bread/Rolls (not sourdough)

INSTRUCTIONS
(From Bernard Clayton’s New Complete Book of Breads)

Sally Lunn is a sweet bread rich in butter and eggs. One story of the origin of the name is a Sally Lunn, who was born and lived in Bath, England in the eighteenth century. She made the bread for all the important tea parties in Bath. You will need a 10 cup tube pan. (I used my trusty Kitchen Aid to make this loaf. I used my Rose Bundt pan, sprayed with Pam even though it is nonstick.)

3 ? to 4 cups of all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 package dry yeast
1/2 cup each milk and water
1/2 cup (one stick) butter
3 eggs, room temperature

In a large bowl mix 1 1/2 cups flour, the sugar, salt, and yeast. In a saucepan combine the milk, water, and butter. Place over low heat until the liquid is warm and the butter is melting. Gradually, pour the liquid into the dry ingredients and beat for two minutes with the flat beater at medium speed. Add the eggs and 1 cup flour. Continue beating at high speed. Stop beating and add enough flour to make a stiff batter.

Cover the bowl (I use my great-aunt's cotton, hand enbroidered kitchen towel and have for 20 years) and leave at room temperature until the dough has doubled in bulk, about an hour.

Stir the batter down and beat well for about 30 seconds. Pour the batter into the tube pan. Cover the pan and let rise until the dough doubles in volume (or reaches the lip of the pan), about 30-50 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 325?. Bake for 50 minutes or until the loaf is golden brown. When done, test with a skewer, if it is done, the skewer will come out clean. Carefully remove the loaf from the pan. Cool on a wire rack.

It will be fragile while it is hot. It is best served warm and buttered. The crust is delicate and crisp. The texture of the rose makes the loaf absolutely beautiful and the edges of the petals are all crispy and wonderful.

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