Tomato Bread(Pretty Pink Bread - A Meat And Cheese Sandwich Special) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. tomato juice
2 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. tomato ketchup
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 c. warm water (110~ to 115~)
7 c. sifted all-purpose flour (about)

Preparation

Heat tomato juice and butter together until butter is melted. Add sugar, salt and ketchup.
Let cool to lukewarm.
Sprinkle yeast on warm water; stir to dissolve.
Add tomato mixture and 3 cups flour to yeast.
Beat with electric mixer at medium speed, scraping the bowl occasionally, 2 minutes.
Or beat by hand until smooth.
Mix in enough remaining flour, a little at a time, first with spoon and then with hands, to make a soft dough that leaves the sides of bowl.
Turn onto lightly floured board and knead until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes.
Place in lightly greased bowl; turn dough over to grease top.
Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Punch down and divide in half.
Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
Shape into loaves and place in greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans.
Cover and let rise until almost doubled, about 1 hour.