Bushnell Brown Bread

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 8 cups flour
• 8 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup lard
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 -5 tablespoons salt
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 -3 cups lukewarm water
• 2 (4 tablespoon) envelopes dry yeast

Recipe

• 1 proof the yeast in 1 cup of warm water for 10 minutes.
• 2 cut the lard into the dry ingregients.
• 3 make a well and add the yeast mixture and molasses.
• 4 add the water a little at a time until you have a pliable dough.
• 5 knead on a lightly floured board for several minutes.
• 6 allow to rise until double, placing in a greased covered bowl.
• 7 form into loaves and place in greased bread loaf pans.
• 8 allow to rise until doubled.
• 9 bake 300f for 1 hour.