Cleone's Bread

Makes 2 loaves:
2 1/2 c. warm water
3/4 c. sugar
2 T. yeast
Mix altogether til bubbles (15 min.)

Add:
1/4 c. oil
1 T. salt
6 c. flour ... I use 5 c. white wheat and 1 c. white flour

Knead:
In Bosch let run for 5 min.
By hand 20 min.

Let dough raise til it nears the top of your Bosch bowl. You can punch down and let raise again, but I never do.

To make the 1st loaf, take half of the dough and pound it out flat on the counter with your hands. Roll it up (form it to look like a loaf) and pinch the end together with the rest of the loaf. Place in greased bread loaf pans. I just spray with Pam. Once in the bread pan, pound down the loaf with your fist to get all the air bubbles out. Then let raise until it has doubled in size.

Bake at 350 for 20-25 min.


Measurements for 4 loaves:
4 T. yeast
5 c. warm water
1 1/2 c. sugar
Mix together til bubbles
Add 1/2 c. oil
2 T. salt
12 c. flour

Then follow same directions as for 2 loaves.

Hints:
Never put salt directly onto yeast mixture. Always make a pocket in the flour to drop the salt into.
If bread isn't rising because your house is cold, turn on the oven to preheat and set bread ontop of the burners, make sure they are turned off. (The heat from the oven will come up and the bread will rise faster).
When you pound out your bread loaves on the counter use about a T. of oil. Your bread won't stick and it'll come out all pretty and shiny looking.