Colonial Bread

Directions

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   Place cornmeal in
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   bowl.
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   Carefully
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   pour boiling water into bowl
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   on cornmeal. Stir
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   until
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   smooth.
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   Let
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   stand
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    30 minutes. Stir in salt,
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    butter
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    and molasses.
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    Mix with flour and
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    yeast. Let
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    rise until double in bulk.
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    Punch down. Form into
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    loaf
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    and place in large loaf pan.
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    Let rise again. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes.
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    Makes 1 (1 1/2 pound) loaf.