Mom's whole wheat bread^
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups | Warm water |
| ¼ | cup | To 1/2 molasses |
| 2 | tablespoons | Dry yeast (1 cake) |
| ¼ | cup | Lard, melted |
| 7 | cups | To 8 whole wheat flour |
Directions
Combine water, molasses and yeast in large bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
Add lard and 5 cups flour. Beat about 110 strokes. Add more flour to make a stiff dough. Knead till smooth and elastic. Let raise till double. Punch down, cover, let raise again. Form into 3 loaves; place in well greased pans; bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes.
Many of the recipes in this collection did not contain amounts or oven temperatures. I have typed them in as they appear in the book, typos and all.
Depression Era Recipes Patricia R. Wagner ISBN 0-934860-55-6 Entered by Carolyn Shaw 5-95
Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 06-15-95