Bread
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cake yeast
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups Pillsbury's Best flour
Instructions
Soak yeast in 2 tablespoons cold water. Pour 1/2 cup boiling water into 1/2 cup milk. Let cool to lukewarm. Stir in dissolved yeast and salt. Add 3 cups Pillsbury's Best. Turn onto a kneading board. Knead until smooth. Let rise until three times the original size. Knead slightly, put into a well greased pan. Let rise until double its bulk and bake 25 or 30 minutes in moderate oven. It will be well to consult some experienced person as to lightness of sponge and dough.
Recommended Changes
Soak 1 (.6 oz.) cake compressed yeast or 1 pkg. active dry yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in 2 tablespoons lukewarm (105-110 deg.F.) water for 2 minutes. Knead dough 5 to 10 minutes. Let dough rise in warm place until it is almost double in size. Grease, bottom only, 8x4 or 9x5-inch loaf pan. Bake at 375 deg.F. for 35 to 40 minutes or until light golden brown.
Print recipe/article onlySource
A Little Book for a Little Cook (1905).
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