3 tablespoonfuls sugar
3 tablespoonfuls melted Crisco
2 tablespoonfuls salt
1 yeast cake
1 quart milk
About 7 pints flour
Mix yeast cake with 1 tablespoonful sugar. Heat milk, add remainder
of sugar, Crisco, and salt. Cool and add yeast and flour to make stiff
dough. Turn out on floured baking board, cut in three pieces, knead
first one piece then others stretching dough; let rise over night or
in warm temperature five hours. Knead lightly and divide into Criscoed
pans. Allow to rise and bake in moderate oven one hour. From same
dough, French bread, breadsticks, horse shoe rolls and French rolls
can be made.
Sufficient for three loaves.