|
|
Recipe Fresh Yeast Bread (Bread)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 2 (0.6 ounce) cakes compressed fresh yeast
- 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 4 cups hot water
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 15 cups bread flour
Preparing/Cooking:
- In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
- Let stand 10 minutes.
- In a very large bowl, combine hot water, white sugar, salt and shortening.
- Stir to dissolve shortening; let cool to lukewarm.
- Add the yeast mixture and 6 cups of flour; beat well.
- Stir in the remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
- When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 15 minutes.
- Lightly oil two large bowls Divide the dough in half and place each half in a bowl; turn to coat with oil.
- Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
- Deflate dough, form into rounds and let rise again until doubled, about 30 minutes.
- Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.
- Divide the dough into six equal pieces and form into loaves.
- Place the loaves into six lightly greased 9x5 inch loaf pans.
- Cover the loaves and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until loaves are golden brown and bottoms sound hollow when tapped.
Back to Recipes
|
|