How to Make Old Fashion Bread
If you are a bread lover, then you will want to make this bread. It is a type of bread that reminds one of the bread made in old fashion brick ovens many years ago. This bread is firm but has a very good taste. Serve it hot with butter and jams.
The following recipe will make six loaves. If you want only two loaves, just divide the recipe by three:
4 ½ pounds all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup oil
½ pound sugar
1 ounce dry yeast
6 cups warm water
Use a stainless steel bowl to place your yeast in. Add the two tablespoons of sugar and cup of warm water. Let the yeast work. Once the yeast starts to rise you will know that your bread is going to rise okay.
In a large mixing bowl place the flour, salt, remaining sugar, oil, bowl of yeast mixture and five cups of warm water. Mix it all on low speed, with a mixer that has a dough hook, until blended well. Adjust the mixer to medium speed for four more minutes. The dough should show the right consistency at this point. If it is too dry, just add a little more water and mix for another minute.
Once your dough has been mixed properly, divide it into 24 ounce round, tight balls. Let them stand for five minutes on a table. While waiting, grease your bread pans. Take each ball of dough and flatten it to remove any air. Fold the bottom portion of the flattened dough up to the middle and do the same to the top portion. Press it down and fold in half so that it is in the shape of a hoagie bun. Place in the greased bread pan with the seam on the bottom and let it sit and rise under a towel until it has doubled in size.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. When they are ready, place all the loaves of bread in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Rotate the bread pans and bake for another 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and from the pan and let cool on a wire rack. Let cool and enjoy!
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