Farmhouse Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

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

Recipe

• 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 flour.
• 9 i cool slice and freeze the extra laoves for later.