Water Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cupfuls boiling water
• 2 teaspoonfuls salt
• 2 tablespoonfuls Crisco
• 1 tablespoonful sugar
• 14 cupful lukewarm water
• 1% yeast cake dissolved in
• About six cupfuls sifted flour

Method

1. 1

   Mix Crisco, sugar and salt, pour on boiling water; when lukewarm add dissolved yeast cake.

2. 2

   Stir in enough flour to make a batter; beat well, then add more flour, a little at a time to make stiff dough, mixing with a knife.

3. 3

   Turn on a floured board; knead until it is smooth, elastic and does not stick to the board.

4. 4

   Put into a bowl greased with Crisco, cover closely and let stand in a warm place over night.

5. 5

   The first thing in the morning knead again until fine grained; shape into loaves and place in a warm pan greased with Crisco.

6. 6

   Cover and put in a warm place.

7. 7

   When double in bulk, bake in a hot oven.

8. 8

   Bake one hour.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A calendar of dinners, with 615 recipes (1913) by Marion Harris Neil, page 61. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Water Bread 2 cupfuls boiling water 2 teaspoonfuls salt 2 tablespoonfuls Crisco \% yeast cake dissolved in 1 tablespoonful sugar 14 cupful lukewarm water About six cupfuls sifted flour

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