bbstx- Great information has already been shared, but I'll steer you in a little different direction for low-sodium bread recipes. I recently added the cookbook, "Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day" by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., & Joe Francois (also authors of "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day"), to my collection. In traditional bread recipes salt controls the yeast action, and when you decrease the salt in a standard recipe you need to also lower the amount of yeast used. As a general rule-of-thumb if you reduce the salt by 50%, then you also need to reduce the yeast by 50%. But just as these "Artisan Bread in 5-Minutes" recipes defy bread-making "norms", they give this information about adding salt to their recipes: "Because our dough is slack in the first place, and is stored for so long, we don't detect differences in dough strength between high- and low-salt versions of our breads. In our recipes, salt makes its appearance mostly for flavor, so adjust it to suit your palate." Therefore, I'd suggest checking out a copy of these books from the library, or check their web site (lots of information there - see link below), and this would give you some really great, easy-to-make, recipes you could adapt to low-sodium choices. Great for beginner, or busy, bread bakers. -Grainlady Here is a link that might be useful: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

Bread and Butter Pudding would be the perfect way to use up your bread. I've substitute , Gingerbread cake and before in my recipe for bread pudding Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault's Table Bread And Butter Pudding With Caramel Sauce =========================================== 5 or 6 slices of bread 1/2 cup butter 1 to 1 1/2 cups sugar 5 eggs 2 cups cream (Or milk) vanilla pinch of salt Caramel Sauce 1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup cream pinch of salt 2 teaspoons vanilla NOTE: If you prefer the pudding to have more custard, then use less bread so that all of the custard is not absorbed into the bread when baked. . Cut crusts from bread and spread each slice with butter. (Bread slices can be left whole, or cut into halves, quarters or cubes. Place bread butterd side up in a oven proof dish. (may use any shape dish, or glass loaf pan, cutting bread to fit) Beat the sugar and eggs together and then add the cream, vanilla and salt. Pour over bread and allow the bread to absorb. (make be refrigerated at this point and baked later) sprinkle with some white sugar and place dish into a pan of hot water and bake in a 350 oven for 45 to 1 hour, or until pudding is set and golden. To make caramel sauce, bring butter, sugars, cream and salt to a boil and then simmer for 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add the vanilla. Custard sauce for Chocolate Bread and butter Pudding. The custard sauce was really easy. It was just two cups of milk or cream ( I used coffee cream) heated to a simmer. Mix three tablespoons of flour into 1/2 cup of white sugar and mix into a beaten egg. When the milk is hot, slowly pour the milk into the egg mixture,stirring constantly. Pour the mixture back into the pot and cook over low heat until thickened. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla. Custard should be pouring consistency. Cover the surface directly with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

I thought I remembered a recipe for Cranberry Walnut bread in my Julia Child - Dorie Greenspan book, so I ran and grabbed it. Turns out it's Cranberry-Walnut Pumpkin Loaves. This recipe takes two days to prepare, so plan ahead and don't plan on being in a hurry. It's good for a rainy weekend. Cranberry-Walnut Pumpkin Loaves From Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan Makes 3 small loaves 2 2/3 to 3 cups bread flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons tepid water (80 - 90 degrees F.) 2 teaspoons active dry yeast 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/3 cup sugar 8 ounces (1 cup) pureed cooked pumpkin or butternut squash, fresh or canned solid packed (see Note) 1 large egg, at room temperature 3/4 cup walnut pieces, toasted 1 cup plump golden or dark raisins 2/3 cup cranberries (if frozen, thaw and pat dry) Mixing and Kneading: Whisk 2 2/3 cups of the flour, the cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a large bowl just to mix; set aside until needed. Pour the water into a small bowl, sprinkle in he yeast, and whish to blend. Allow the yeast to rest until it's creamy, about 5 minutes. In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar at medium speed until creamy. Add the pumpkin and egg and beat until blended. Don't be concerned if the mixture looks curdled; it will come together when you add the dry ingredients. Set the mixer speed to low and add the yeast, then begin to add the dry ingredients, about 1/2 cup at a time. As soon as the mixture starts to form a dough that comes together, scrape the paddle clean and switch to the dough hook. If your dough does not come together (it might be because your pumpkin puree was liquidy), add a few more tablespoons of flour. Mix and knead the dough on medium-low speed for 10 to 15 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl and the hook now and then with a rubber spatula. At the start, the mixture will look more like a batter than a dough, but as you continue to work, it will develop into a soft, very sticky dough that will just ball up on the hook. (This dough develops much the way a brioche does.) With the machine on low speed, add the walnuts and raisins, mixing only until incorporated, about 1 minute. Add the cranberries and mix as little as possible to avoid crushing them. (Inevitably, some cranberries will pop and stain a patch of dough red; think of this as charming, and proceed.) First Rise: Scrape the dough into a lightly buttered large bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and set aside at room temperature to rise until nearly doubled in bulk, about 2 hours. Chilling the dough: When the dough has doubled, fold it over on itself a couple of times to deflate it, wrap it tightly in plastic, and refrigerate overnight. Shaping the dough: At least 6 hours before you want to begin baking, remove the dough from the refrigerator. Leave the dough, covered in its bowl, until it reaches at least 64 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. (This will take as long as 3 to 4 hours - don't rush it.) If you don't have an instant-read thermometer, look for the dough to be slightly cool and just a little spongy. Lightly butter three 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 2-inch loaf pans. Working on a lightly floured surface, divide the dough into thirds and pat each piece of dough into a 5 x 7-inch rectangle; keep a short end facing you. Starting at the top of eacch rectangle, roll up the dough toward you and seal the seam by pressing it with your fingertips. Seal the ends, then place each roll, seam side down, in a prepared pan. Second rise: Cover the pans lightly with a kitchen towel and allow to rise at room temperature for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the dough has nearly doubled - it will rise to just above the rim of the pans. Baking the bread: Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake theloaves for about 30 minutes, or until deeply golden. Remove the pans to a cooling rack; after a 5-minute rest, turn the breads out of their pans and allow them to cool to room temperature on the rack. Storing: The breads can be kept at room temperature for a day or two or frozen, wrapped airtight, for up to 1 month. Thaw, still wrapped, at room temperature. Note: To use fresh pumpkin or butternut squash, split the squash, remove the seeds, and place, cut side down, on a baking sheet. Roast in a preheated 350 degree F. oven for about 1 hour, or until meltingly tender. Scoop the softened pulp out of the shell and cool completely. One pound of squash yields about 12 ounces of cooked pulp. Sally

WalnutCreek...........sorry it has taken so long to respond to your request.......we have been on a river cruise in Europe and had a fabulous time.....the breads there are wonderful but here is the English Muffin Bread recipe I use all the time. English Muffin Bread English Muffin Bread Yield 2 8x4" loaves 2pk yeast 6 c flour 1T sugar 2 tsp salt 2c milk 1/2c water 1/4 tsp baking soda cornmeal for pans Combine 3 c flour, yeast, sugar, salt, and soda/ Heat liquids til warm (a bit warmer than a baby bottle). Add to dry mix and beat well. Add remaining flour to make a stiff batter. Spoon into grease pans sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover, let rise for 45 minutes and bake at 400� for 25 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool on rack covered with towel.