Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 packages traditional yeast
• 6 cups very warm tap water
• 1 teaspoon salt (heaping)
• 1/2 cup oil
• 12 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl put in the sugar.
• 2 add the water and sprinkle with the yeast.
• 3 let stand 10 minutes.
• 4 stir yeast mixture with a whisk.
• 5 add salt and oil, stir again.
• 6 gradually add flour one cup at a time, stirring with the whisk until too thick to stir.
• 7 swich to a wooden spoon until dough comes away from the sides of the bowl.
• 8 turn onto a floured surface and knead for 8 minutes while adding remaining flour.
• 9 spray an extra large bowl with vegetable spray.
• 10 place dough in the bowl.
• 11 spray dough with the vegetable spray.
• 12 cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place 1 1/4 hours.
• 13 punch down dough, turn out onto floured surface and cut into 5 pieces.
• 14 make each piece into a ball.
• 15 spray 5 loaf pans with vegetable spray.
• 16 shape dough balls into loaves, place in the pans.
• 17 cover with a towel in a warm place for 1 hour.
• 18 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 19 place loaves in oven and bake for 35- 40 minutes.
• 20 cool on wire rack.