Standard Loaf

Ingredients

• 1 cup liquid (milk or water)
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon gait
• 4% cake veast in %4 cup luke
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon fat

Method

1. 1

   Heat liquid to the boiling point and put in mixing bowl.

2. 2

   To this add sugar, salt and fat.

3. 3

   When cooled to lukewarm add the yeast which has been soaking in the water.

4. 4

   Add enough flour to make a stiff batter that will drop from a spoon, and beat thoroughly.

5. 5

   Add remainder of flour to make a stiff dough.

6. 6

   Knead for about 10 minutes, or until dough is smooth and elastic.

7. 7

   Cover the bowl and set to rise in warm place.

8. 8

   When double in bulk knead well to make even distribution of gas and good grain.

9. 9

   Mold into loaf and put in greased pan.

10. 10

    Let rise until a light touch with the finger will make a dent in the dough.

11. 11

    Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour in a moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Keep the war foods cooking (1918) by Illinois Farmers' Institute. Dept. of Household Science., page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

STANDARD LOAF. 1 cup liquid (milk or water). 3 cups flour. 1 teaspoon gait. 4% cake veast in %4 cup luke 1 tablespoon sugar. warm water. 1 tablespoon fat

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