Whole-Wheat Bread No. 1 (Excellent)

Ingredients

• Two quarts flour
• one quart lukewarm milk
• one-half cake compressed yeast
• one-half cup molasses
• one tablespoonful shortening
• two teaspoonfuls salt

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve the yeast in a little of the warm water.

2. 2

   Sift and warm the flour, work in the shortening, and add other ingredients.

3. 3

   Mix well, either with a spoon or with the hands.

4. 4

   The dough will be too soft to knead, but must be mixed or beaten.

5. 5

   Let it rise over night.

6. 6

   In the morning mix well again.

7. 7

   Pat into two greased bread pans, cover and set in a warm place to rise again for about one hour or until risen to the tops of the pans.

8. 8

   Bake 1.5 hours in a moderate oven.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Physical culture cook book (1901) by Richardson, Mary Mrs., page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Whole-Wheat Bread No. i (Excellent). — Two quarts flour, one quart lukewarm milk, one-half cake compressed yeast, one-half cup molasses, one tablespoonful shortening, two teaspoonfuls salt

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