Granny's White Bread

Serves: 2

Shirley Senger

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

73

Spice

53

Sweetness

57

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Milk

1 cup

Margarine

1 cup

White Sugar

4 tsps

Salt

3 cups

Water (warm 110 degrees f/45 degrees c)

1 cup

Potato Flakes (dry)

60 g

Active Dry Yeast (packages)

10 cups

All-Purpose Flour

Directions:

1

Heat milk in a large saucepan over low heat until it bubbles; stir in butter or margarine, sugar and salt, then cool until lukewarm

2

Add warm water and potatoes and sprinkle in yeast until it dissolves

3

Then stir in 6 cups of the flour and mix all together

4

Add the remaining 4 to 5 cups of flour and mix

5

Let rest 15 minutes

6

Turn dough out on a floured surface and knead softly until dough is elastic and smooth

7

Lightly oil a large mixing bowl; add dough and turn to coat

8

Cover with a damp cloth and let rise 1 hour or until dough has doubled in volume

9

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)

10

Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans

11

Punch down dough and divide into 3 to 4 sections

12

Shape into loaves and let rise, covered, until volume is nearly doubled

13

Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom