Bread:
5 C. warm water (hottest the tap water gets)
3 Tbsp. yeast
1/2 C. butter, margarine, oil, or shortening
1/2 C. sugar
3 tsp. salt
12-13 C. Flour (bread flower or all purpose flour ok, can also use fresh ground wheat flour)
Directions:
Disolve yeast in warm water (dissolve until you can see the yeast "growing" if the water is too hot it kills the yeast, if it is too cold the yeast won't activate). Add butter, salt, sugar, and flour. Kneek for 10 min. (add 11-12 cups of flour, kneed until mixed then gradually add the last cup). The dough should be a little sticky but should come off your fingers easily. Shape into loaves. Let rise for 45 min. till double in size
Bake @ 350 for 30-35 min. Take out of pans. When still a little warm, bag and freeze loaves you are not using right away
Makes 4-5 loaves depending on how big you make them.
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