Delicious Light Bread or Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 Fleischmann's yeast cake
• 2 tbls. water
• 2 cups milk
• 2 tbls. sugar
• 8 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1 t-spoon salt
• 1 tbls. lard
• 1 egg
• 1 tbls. butter

Method

1. 1

   Let milk come to a boil, and then cool till tepid.

2. 2

   Dissolve yeast in water and sugar and add milk.

3. 3

   Add 1.5 cups flour and mix this for sponge, beating till smooth.

4. 4

   Let stand about one hour.

5. 5

   Then cream butter, lard, and salt; beat egg separately, add sponge and mix thoroughly.

6. 6

   Add remainder of flour, one cup at a time (about 7 cups).

7. 7

   Knead until smooth.

8. 8

   Let rise 2 or 2.5 hours, to double its former size; knead again with a little flour, form, place in greased pans and bake about 35 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 5 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Atlanta women's club cook book (1921) by Atlanta woman's club, page 103. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DELICIOUS LIGHT BREAD OR ROLLS. 1 Fleischmann's yeast cake. 2 tbls. water. 2 cups milk. 2 tbls. sugar. 8I/2 cups sift'^d flour. 1 t-spoon salt. 1 tbls. lard. 1 egg. 1 tbls. butter

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