YEAST BREADS

WHITE BREAD
“Rolled Dough Method—simple, sure and home-made good.”

(4 loaves)

2 cups milk SCALD: .. 008 milk. Stir in salt, the 6 tablespoons sugar, soft

4 teaspoons salt
6 tablespoons sugar

Y4 cup soft shortening MEARE
(butter, margarine,
lard or vegetable STIR IN

shortening)
1 cup cold water

1 cup lukewarm water WORK IN..

2 teaspoons granulated
sugar

2 packages fast-rising
dry yeast

About TURN OUT..

10 cups Robin Hood
“‘Pre-Sifted”’
All Purpose Flour

LET RISE...

TURN OUT..

KNEADING: To knead dough,
fold outside edge of dough over
on itself toward you, and push the
dough away from you, using the
heels of your hands. Turn dough
quarter way round, fold over,
push, using heels of hands. Repeat
and continue using steady rhythm.
If dough should stick a little,
grease board again.

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shortening and the 1 cup cold water. Cool to luke-
warm.

..the 1 cup lukewarm water into a large warm bow];

stir in the 2 teaspoons sugar. Sprinkle with yeast.
Let stand 10 minutes, then stir until well blended.

lukewarm milk mixture and 5 cups of the flour,
measured without sifting; beat until smooth and
elastic.

. sufficient additional flour to make a soft dough

(about 5 cups more. measured without sifting). As

the dough thickens mix it in the bowl with one hand,

using a swinging rotary motion. If dough remains

Ape after 5 minutes’ mixing, add a little more
our.

.on greased board or table top and knead until smooth

and elastic—about 8 minutes.

dough into a lightly greased, warm bowl. Grease
top. Cover with greased waxed paper and a clean
cloth.

.in a warm place (75° to 85°), free from draft, until

double in bulk—1)4 to 2 hours. Punch down dough.

.on greased board or table top. Cut into 4 equal

pieces with greased, sharp knife. Form each piece
into a ball, turning cut surfaces under. Cover and
let stand 15 minutes.

4 loaf pans (about 8” x 5”, top inside measure).

balls of dough into loaves; place in pans. Grease
tops. Cover.

..in a warm place, free from draft, until dough fills

pans and centres are well above tops of pans—about
144 hours. About 4 hour before rising is finished,
preheat oven to 425°F. (hot).

in hot oven, 425°F., 15 minutes; then reduce oven
temperature to moderate, 375°F. and continue to
bake until bread is done—about 35 minutes longer.

from pans onto wire racks. Brush with melted butter
if a soft crust is desired. Cool uncovered.