Southwest Surprise Bread Recipe

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Fat-free refried beans are the surprise ingredient in these soft, high-rising loaves with just a hint of heat. “Beans increase the protein content of the bread and are so good! We serve this instead of garlic bread with Mexican dishes.” Sandra Lee Herr - Stevens, Pennsylvania

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Southwest Surprise Bread Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + rising Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Yield: 32 Servings

30 40 70

Ingredients

2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
2 cups warm 2% milk (110° to 115°)
1 can (16 ounces) spicy fat-free refried beans
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 teaspoons salt
5 to 6 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the beans, sugar, butter, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into loaves. Place in two 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Yield: 2 loaves (16 slices each).

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 104 calories, 1 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 3 mg cholesterol, 219 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1 starch.

Originally published as Southwest Surprise Bread in Healthy Cooking December/January 2009, p53