Tomato Basil Bread

Makes a large 1 1/2 loaf in the machine, or two regular loaves baked in the standard-sized loaf pans. 

2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast 
3 cups bread flour 
3 tablespoons wheat bran 
1/3 cup quinoa grain (I didn't have this so I just substituted more flour) 
3 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder 
1 tablespoon dried basil 
1/3 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes (see below)* 
1 teaspoon salt 
1 1/4 cups water 

*Pour boiling water over sun-dried tomato halves. Soak 10 minutes, drain, and cool to room temperature. With a scissors. snip into 1/4 inch pieces. Do not use tomatoes that are reconstituted and packed in oil for this recipe. Add all the ingredients in the order suggested by your bread machine manual and process on the basic bread cycle according to the manufacturers directions. Or knead by hand (or by machine), let rise in bowl lightly sprayed with vegetable spray, punch down, let rise in loaf pans (lightly sprayed with vegetable spray) , and then bake till browned and done in a 350 oven. (approximately 20-25 minutes.)

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