Monday, December 8, 2008

My Grandma's White Bread


For Thanksgiving this year I made this bread to use in the stuffing, when ever I make bread for us to eat I always try to make a healthy recipe - whole wheat flour, oatmeal, etc. Filipe and Mir liked this bread so much they asked me to make it again so they could actually enjoy some of it (I only let them have a slice - it was for stuffing!). It is my Grandma's recipe and is not one bit healthy, but I do have to admit - it is really, really good. It makes great toast and grilled cheese sandwiches - plus it makes the house smells so cozy and warm, very good up here in the Northwest in December while it is wet, cold and gets dark around 4:30!!!
This recipe make 4 loaves (they freeze pretty good), but you can easily half it.
Grandma's White Bread
1 qt. milk (whole works best), warmed
1 cube butter, melted
2 tblsp yeast
1/2 cup sugar
3 tblsp salt (I told you it wasn't healthy!)
8-12 cups flour
Dissolve the yeast and sugar into the milk. Add 4 cups flour and then the salt. If you have a Kitchenaid Mix use the dough hook and add flour a cup at a time until it doesn't stick to the sides, if not add flour until the dough is workable without sticking to your hands. Let double in size once, shape into loaves, let double again and them bake at 350 for about 40 minutes.

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