How to Make Earl Grey Bread - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like the comforting aroma of freshly baked bread filling your home. And when that bread is infused with the delicate flavor of Earl Grey tea, it becomes something truly special. Earl Grey bread is a delightful twist on the classic loaf, with the addition of floral and citrus notes that elevate its flavor profile.

Earl Grey tea, which is traditionally a blend of black tea flavored with oil of bergamot, lends a unique and slightly floral taste to the bread. The citrusy...

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Ingredients

  • 2 Earl Grey tea bags (such as Gryphon®)
  • ¾ cup boiling water
  • 2 cups bread flour
  • 2 ¼ tablespoons white sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon instant yeast
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter

Information

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 55 mins
  • Additional Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
  • Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins
  • Servings: 10
  • Yield: 1 1-pound loaf

  • Cut open tea bags and place leaves in a tea strainer. Steep in boiling water for 10 minutes. Let tea cool.
  • Pour cooled tea into a bread machine. Add bread flour, sugar, yeast, and salt in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Run White Bread cycle. Add the butter when the machine beeps, about 15 minutes into the kneading stage.
  • Remove loaf from the machine after the cycle is done, about 3 hours.
  • Nutrition

    114 cal.

    • Total Fat: 2g
    • Saturated Fat: 1g
    • Cholesterol: 5mg
    • Sodium: 118mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 20g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 3g
    • Protein: 3g
    • Calcium: 5mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 51mg