V-8 Bread

This is a delicious bread that tastes somewhat like pizza. It makes wonderful grilled cheese sandwiches. Enjoy!

2 cups V-8
2 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
scant 1 tsp. each basil, oregano
1/2 cup grated cheese (reduced fat cheddar)
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup warm water
1 pkg. dry yeast
7 or more cups flour

Heat V-8 and butter until butter melts. Add sugar, salt, herbs, ketchup, and cheese. Cool to lukewarm. Add lukewarm tomato mixture to 3 cups flour and yeast. Beat until smooth. Gradually add more flour until you have a soft workable dough. Knead 8 to 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl, let rise until doubled (1-1/2 hours). Punch down and divide in 1/2. Let rest 10 minutes, covered. Shape into loaves and place in well greased bread pans. Cover and let rise until doubled again (1 hour.) Bake at 350 for 25 to 35 minutes.

Bread Machine Variation
Page - February 9, 1998
I did this today in the ABM. It turned out nice, orange but nice :) For anyone wondering this is how I adjusted:

cut everything in 1/2 except the yeast
I put in 2 1/2 tsp of yeast

Warmed the V-8 juice in microwave

added about 1 tbsp. of olive oil (along with the 1 tsp butter)

Put all the liquids in the machine spices, cheese and lastly the flour and then the yeast

I set the machine to a med curst, 2 lb (by the looks could have used the 1.5 lb just fine as it turned out)

rapid cycle (I was in a hurry!)

Thanks for the recipe!
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