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Homemade Bread Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 cups warm not hot water
3 pkg dried yeast
1/4 cup sugar or honey
9-1/4 cups unsifted all purpose flour
5 tsp salt
1/3 cup corn oil
Directions:
Directions:
Combine warm water with sugar and yeast. Stir until yeast dissolves - let set for few minutes (till it works) Add 3 cups flour and 5 tsp salt - beat all this until smooth.

Add flour - 2 cups at a time, slowly blend well four times then add 1-1/4 cup and mix. Add oil over this and blend well. (add oil last)

Let rise until double size (45 minutes or longer)

Then put on board in one 12 x 12 square, Cut in half. Roll each piece like a jelly roll using heel of hand to seal the dough against itself.

Put in greased 9 x 5 x 3 pan put good side up. Set in pan for 30 minutes or until second rising. Cover with Saran Wrap. Heat oven 400º Cook about 30 minutes or until brown. Make sure bottom is brown. Brush top with melted butter. Slice hot.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Slice while bread is hot. When done tap on - it will have hollow sound.
Will do better in warm weather or when house is hot.

 

 

 

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