Submitted by William Haller on
All measurements level, speed settings for Kitchen-Aid mixer.
- Warm mixer bowl with hot water - empty bowl.
- Put in mixer bowl:
- 1 cup hot water (approx. 105 degrees)
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt and 2 Tblsps. sugar
- 1 Tblsp. yeast
- Beat with wire whisk (speed 2) till well mixed.
- Scrape sides of bowl with spatula as necessary.
- While beating dough with whisk:
- Dip 7 1/2-8 cups of flour into large bowl and set aside.
- Measure into measuring cup and set aside:
- 2 1/2 tsps.salt
- 2 Tblsps. sugar
- When done mixing, cover dough and let rise until doubled in bulk and bubbly.
- Add:
- 2 cups hot water (approx. 105 degrees)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- salt and sugar from above
- 3 cups of the measured flour.
- Put on dough hook and beat ingredients until fairly well combined.
- Set speed on 2 and add the rest of the measured flour approximately 2 to 3 heaping Tblsps. at a time until all of the flour has been added.
- After each addition of flour let the mixer get it fairly well assimilated into the dough before adding more flour (approximately 2 to 3 minutes).
- Add enough extra flour to make the dough smooth and elastic. The dough should be cleaning the bowl as the dough hook sweeps the dough around the bowl.
- Turn dough out onto a bread board and cover with mixing bowl.
- Let it rise until it has doubled in bulk.
- Divide the dough into four equal portions.
- Roll each portion five times, folding over after each rolling.
- The last time, roll the dough like a jelly roll to form a loaf.
- Press the dough together and put in loaf pans.
- Let rise until it has doubled in bulk again.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 28-30 minutes.
- Turn out on a rack to cool.
