All-American Bread(From "A Diary Of Bread")

12 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 3/4 c. corn meal
  • 1/3 c. plus 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. salt
  • 3 c. boiling water
  • 1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. oil
  • 3 pkg. yeast
  • 1/4 tsp. ginger
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 3/4 c. warm water
  • 1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 c. rye flour
  • 6 c. sifted white flour

Directions

  1. 1
    Stir corn meal, brown sugar, oil and boiling water together. Cool to lukewarm.
  2. 2
    Add yeast, sugar and ginger to 3/4 cup warm water.
  3. 3
    Stir this into cooled corn meal mixture.
  4. 4
    Add the whole wheat and rye flours.
  5. 5
    Stir in enough white flour to make a moderately stiff dough.
  6. 6
    Turn out on floured surface and knead about 8 minutes until smooth and elastic (or use electric mixer). Place in a greased bowl and let rise until double.
  7. 7
    Punch down, turn out on floured surface and divide into 3 parts.
  8. 8
    Shape each part into a loaf.
  9. 9
    Place in greased loaf pans.
  10. 10
    Let rise until almost double.
  11. 11
    Bake at 350° for about 40 minutes (until loaves sound hollow when tapped).
  12. 12
    Makes 3 loaves.

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