Water Bread

Ingredients

• 2 quarts sifted (new-process) flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, or lard
• 1/2 cup liquid yeast
• 1/2 cake compressed yeast
• 1 pint lukewarm water

Method

1. 1

   Sift the flour into a bowl, reserving some for later.

2. 2

   Mix salt and sugar with the flour, rub in shortening.

3. 3

   Mix yeast with water and pour into the flour.

4. 4

   Combine until no dry flour remains.

5. 5

   Knead for half an hour until smooth.

6. 6

   Let rise until doubled, then cut down and let rise again.

7. 7

   Shape into loaves and let rise to the top of the pan.

8. 8

   Bake in a hot oven for nearly an hour.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from True food values and their low costs (1916) by William S. Birge, page 22. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Water Bread 2 qHorts sifted (new-process} fiour I teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon butter, or lard Vi cup liquid yeast, or, Yi cake compressed yeast, dissolved t» J^ cup n 1 pint lukewarm water

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