Qulck homemade bread

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2½ cup Water
½ cup Butter or shortening
⅓ cup Sugar
3 tablespoons Instant potato flakes
2 packs Quick-rise yeast -- 1/4 oz
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1 teaspoon Salt
6 cups All-purpose flour -- or
Bread flour
Vegetable oil

Directions

Heat water and butter to 125-130 deg. In a large mixing bowl, combine with remaining ingredients except oil to form a stiff batter. Place in a greased bowl; oil top of dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30-45 minutes. Punch dough down. On a lightly floured surface, knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 4-6 minutes. Divide dough into three portions. Shape into loaves and place in greased 8-½-in. x 4-½-in. x 2-in. loaf pans; oil tops of loaves. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 350 deg. until bread sounds hollow when tapped, about 30-35 minutes.

Remove from pans and cool on wire racks. Yield: 3 loaves Recipe By : Country Woman

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