Farmhouse Bread

Name: Farmhouse Bread
Ingredients: 2 (1/4 ounce) packets yeast; 1 cup warm water; 2 tablespoons salt; 1/4 cup sugar; 6 tablespoons shortening; 3 1/3 cups warm water; 10 -12 cups flour

7 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 (1/4 ounce) packets yeast
1 cup warm water
2 tablespoons salt
1/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons shortening
3 1/3 cups warm water
10 -12 cups flour

Directions

1

Dissolve yeast and 1 cup warm water in a large mixing bowl. Let rest 10-15 minutes.
2

Add salt, sugar, shortening and 3 1/3 cups warm water.
3

Gradually mix in 10 cups of flour. Add up to 2 more cups until dough is no longer sticky.
4

Knead for 10 minutes. Cover the bowl and let rise for 1 hour until dough doubles in size.
5

Punch down dough, form into 4 loaves, place into loaf pans and let rise again until double in size(about an hour).
6

Place in preheated oven at 375 degrees and bake until golden brown (about 35 Minutes).
7

This recipe also works well halfed.
8

For whole wheat bread, substitute 4 cups of whole wheat flour mixed with 6 to 8 cups of white flour.
9

I cool slice and freeze the extra laoves for later.