Pete Family Recipe Blog

I started this blog as a way of sharing the recipes in my mother's recipe boxes with my entire large family so everyone in the family can access any recipes they would like to have. My mom and dad both loved recipes and cooking. I think my mom liked baking better, and my dad loved to combine foods in new ways in cooking. The foods we ate while we were growing up are a memory that we all share. I'm sure my siblings will find a recipe or two that will spark some good memories. Please feel free to add recipes that I missed or send them to me and I will add them. I can also start a section of our favorite recipes if you send them to me.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Good Bread

If Mom liked a recipe she always wrote "good" in the title. I remember all the bread we baked - about 8-10 loaves every week or so. We used to long for "boughten bread" (Wonder). Guess we just didn't appreciate what we had!

2 packs yeast
3/4 cup warm water plus 2-2/3 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 T. salt
3 T. shortening
9-10 cups flour

Dissolve yeast in 3/4 cups warm water. Stir in 2-2/3 cups warm water. Add sugar, salt, shortening and 5 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in enough more flour until it is easy to handle. Turn on floured board. Knead 10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl and let rise until double, about one hour. Put in pans and brush loaves lightly with butter. Let rise until double, about one hour. Bake at 425˚ for 30-35 minutes.
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