Mile High Crispy Bacon And Onion Bread - Bread Machine

Total Time: 17 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• 150 g smoked lardons or 150 g finely diced smoked bacon
• 1/2 red onion, very finely diced
• 360 ml tepid water
• 2 tablespoons dried nonfat dry milk powder
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon mixed herbs
• 560 g strong bread flour
• 7 g dried yeast

Recipe

• 1 fry your bacon in it's own fat in a frying pan and when nearly crispy & cooked, add the diced onion. stir around thoroughly & continue to cook until the bacon is crispy & the onion soft.
• 2 drain well & allow to cool slightly.
• 3 put the ingredients into your bread machine in the order that is written in your manual; mine is wet first & dry last.
• 4 make sure that the yeast does not come into contact with the liquid.
• 5 select the 1 kilo or 2lb setting on rapid or normal; choose your crust finish.
• 6 do not add the bacon and onion to the extras tray - there is too much!
• 7 add the bacon & onion when extras are added in the cycle - towards the end of the kneading time.
• 8 when cooked, take out straight away with oven gloves & turn out to cool on a wire cooling rack.
• 9 if the paddle stays in the bread - remember to take it out before cutting the bread.
• 10 serve with butter, eggs, cheese or by its self with salad.
• 11 this is also wonderful toasted too!