How To Make White Bread
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This section is from the book "The Cook's Guide", by Semper Fidelis Circle. Also available from Amazon: The Cook's Guide.
How To Make White Bread
Sift 1 quart of flour, 2 teaspoons salt and 2 tablespoons sugar into the bread-pan; mix 2 cups of hot water with 1 cup milk; when this is lukewarm add 1 cup of potato yeast and stir into the sifted flour. Stir in more flour until it can be kneaded with the hands; turn it on the bread-board and knead until it will not stick to the board. Form the dough into a round loaf; put back into the bread-pan; cover closely with a pan and set to raise over night. In the morning it should be double the size. Turn it on the board, which has been lightly dusted with flour; knead for 4 or 5 minutes; form into 3 loaves and place them in a well-greased baking-pan. Rub them over the top and sides with melted lard to prevent them sticking together and to give a soft crust. Cover with a cloth; set in a moderately warm place and allow them to raise to double their size, which should take from 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Bake in a moderate oven about 45 minutes. Be careful to knead in all the flour at the first mixing, using barely enough at the second kneading to keep the dough from sticking. Too much flour added at the second kneading is apt to make the bread dry. Keep out of draughts while it is raising.
White Bread
Yeast
Two boiled potatoes mashed in potato water; pour this on two tablespoons of flour; smooth nicely (if too thick add a little hot water), 1 scant tablespoon salt, 2 scant tablespoons sugar. When cool add 1 cake magic yeast after it is dissolved. Make yeast day before making the bread.
Bread
Two big quarts of siften flour, 3 pints of warm water or milk and water with one scant tablespoon of salt added to it. Add 2 cups yeast; beat well with spoon; when light knead with your hand, adding enough flour to make a smooth dough so that it won't stick to the board. Mould into loaves; set in a warm place to raise; when light, bake. Do not let a draught strike it. This will make 4 large loaves, pan of light rolls and a loaf of currant bread or coffee cake.
White Bread
To make 3 medium-sized loaves take 4 potatoes, mashed thoroughly, 1 tablespoon flour, scald the flour, and when cool, add the yeast cake. When light stir up with 1 pint water and a little flour, not to make stiff. Let this raise over night. In the morning add a small piece of butter or lard, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt. Knead thoroughly and let it raise again before mixing into loaves. Bake about 30 minutes.
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