Grandpa Bread
Source of Recipe
Jody Prival
List of Ingredients
1 can evaporated milk
+ water to make 1 quart
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar OR 1/2 c. honey
10 cups unbleached flour -- (10 to 11)
1 tsp salt -- (1 to 3)
2 packages active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
1 teaspoon sugarRecipe
Melt fat in a 2 qt. pot. Add evaporated milk and water to make a quart. Heat to scalding temperature. Add salt and sugar or honey. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve yeast in warm (110-120ºF) water and add 1 teaspoon sugar. Let stand while other mixture is cooling. Mix with cooled butter mixture. Add 5 cups of flour--mix until smooth. Add remaining flour. Mix thoroughly and knead for 10 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl; turn to cover all of dough with grease. Cover bowl with cloth. Let rise to double in bulk (1 1/2 hours at 85ºF). Punch down and form into loaves. Let rise until double in bulk (45 minutes at 85 ºF). Bake in 375ºF oven for 35 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on racks.
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