Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 1 cup lukewarm milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs, well beaten
  • 13 cup butter or 13 cup shortening, melted and cooled
  • 2 tablespoons liquid honey
  • 1 tablespoon minced chives (or green onion tops)
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil (or dried dillweed, or dried marjoram)
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour

Method

  • In a mixing bowl, stir yeast into milk until dissolved.
  • Beat in salt, eggs, melted butter, honey and all the herbs.
  • Add two cups of the flour and beat for 3 minutes by hand or 1 minute using electric mixer; work in remaining flour to make a very soft and sticky dough.
  • Leave in bowl; cover bowl and let dough rise for one hour (or until doubled in bulk).
  • Stir dough down and, with oiled hands, transfer into a well-greased 10-inch tube pan; cover pan and let dough rise for 30 minutes.
  • Place pan in a COLD oven; turn heat to 350F.
  • Bake bread for 30 minutes, or until golden.