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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

granny's white bread

Ingredients

  • Servings: 3
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup margarine
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 4 teaspoons salt
  • 3 cups warm water (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
  • 1 cup dry potato flakes
  • 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
  • 10 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

  • heat milk in a large saucepan over low heat until it ; stir in butter or margarine, sugar and salt, then cool until lukewarm. add warm water and potatoes and sprinkle in yeast until it dissolves. then stir in 6 cups of the flour and mix all together. add the remaining 4 to 5 cups of flour and mix. let rest 15 minutes.
  • turn dough out on a floured surface and knead softly until dough is elastic and smooth. lightly oil a large mixing bowl; add dough and turn to coat. cover with a damp cloth and let rise 1 hour or until dough has doubled in volume.
  • preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
  • punch down dough and divide into 3 to 4 sections. shape into loaves and let rise, covered, until volume is nearly doubled.
  • bake at 400 degrees f (200 degrees c) for 30 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.

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