I spent most of Friday evening looking at bread recipes. Yep, things are hopping around here! 🙂
I printed off three recipes that might have been similar to the Chart House bread I’ve been trying to make for so many years. While I was searching, I found out some info on the restaurant I had loved so many years ago. Apparently it closed in 1998, which would make sense. Chad was born in 1997 and fancy free lifestyle changed . . for the better and I’m not complaining. The year before Chad was born, I think we went to Las Vegas five times and I haven’t been back since. Since 1997, I’ve been to New Orleans once and that was for some kind of seminar Vince was attending there.
Back to the bread . .
One thing I remembered was that they told me it had raisins in it. The recipe I used – Squaw Bread – instructed to put the raisins in a blender with the liquid and “liquefy that puppy”. That would make sense because I never remembered biting into a raisin or a piece of a raisin – I do not like raisins and I would have remembered that.
The dough felt good and I was so hopeful that it would be the same.
It was close but not exact. After tasting it, I remembered that I could taste molasses in the Chart House bread. One of the other recipes I have uses molasses. I may have to add the “liquefied” raisins to the recipe that calls for molasses. Or, maybe I’ll add molasses instead of honey in this recipe!
If I never get any closer, I’m happy with this recipe but I will try at least one more before I give up. This is good bread!
Marilyn Smith says
There is a Chart House on Kingsbury Grade in Stateline, Nevada (South Lake Tahoe). I don’t know if they can give you any information. We have my birthday dinner there most years when we are in Tahoe. We used to have one here in Rancho Mirage but it burned down years ago. I love the one in Tahoe!
JO says
There is also a Chart House in Weehawkin, NJ.
Rebecca in SoCal says
There’s one on the coast here. After seeing these other locations, I looked them up. There are 26 Chart House restaurants across the U.S. in “historic, waterfront and showcase locations,” including Lake Charles.
Judy Laquidara says
Yes, it’s in one of the casinos there but it wasn’t there when we lived there. It’s owned by Landry’s now and pretty different from how they were when we used to go to the one in New Orleans.
Susan Nixon says
Oh, I’d just put the molasses in this one since you already know it’s close! At least you are having fun and trying new things.