Homemade Bread

Four Loaves

1.) Sprinkle two packages active dry yeast, over one cup of Luke warm water, then add two teaspoons of sugar let stand for 10 minutes in a warm place I will usually turn oven on keeping the door open to warm my kitchen up to ferment my yeast culture and allow for significant raising of culture.

2.) While waiting for completion of step 1 scald two cups of milk, 1/4 cup of sugar, 4 teaspoons of salt, and 1/4 cup of butter(1/2 stick) stir mixture constantly being careful not to burn the this mixture, when done add cup cool water to cool down scalded milk combination so that you do not kill your yeast culture.

3.) Know combine mixtures in steps one and two add ten cups of unsifted flour mix everything together until you form a dough, than transfer dough to a floured cutting board knead for eight to ten minutes adding flour every so often so that the dough will not stick to board at end of kneading shape dough into a ball.

4.) Transfer dough ball to a slightly greased bowl, grease top surface of dough ball w/either butter or vegetable oil let rise for one and one half hours until dough doubles in size.

5.) Punch down the risen dough and turn onto slightly floured cutting board cut into four equal pieces I usually cut dough in half down the center then cut in half across midway through the dough.

6.) Form each section of dough into equal size balls cover with warm face cloth and let stand for fifteen minutes

7.)) Know form each dough ball into loave shape and place into pans grease tops of loaves w/ butter let

rise for one and a quarter hours.

8.) Preheat oven to 425 degrees place loaves in back of oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until dark golden brown and when you tap on them and they feel hollow inside.