Farmhouse Bread Recipe #144943
This is so easy to make. It uses simple ingredients you normally have on hand.
by TammieV
2½ hours | 25 min prep
4 loaves
- 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
- Dissolve yeast and 1 cup warm water in a large mixing bowl. Let rest 10-15 minutes.
- Add salt, sugar, shortening and 3 1/3 cups warm water.
- Gradually mix in 10 cups of flour. Add up to 2 more cups until dough is no longer sticky.
- Knead for 10 minutes. Cover the bowl and let rise for 1 hour until dough doubles in size.
- Punch down dough, form into 4 loaves, place into loaf pans and let rise again until double in size(about an hour).
- Place in preheated oven at 375 degrees and bake until golden brown (about 35 Minutes).
- This recipe also works well halfed.
- For whole wheat bread, substitute 4 cups of whole wheat flour mixed with 6 to 8 cups of white flour.
- I cool slice and freeze the extra laoves for later.
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