The Farmer Family Cookbook

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Ingredients

• 21 tbsp yeast
• 21 cups warm water
• 21 tsp salt
• 10.5 tsp sugar
• 4.52.25 cups flour

Steps

1. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add salt, sugar, and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Knead until smooth-on high if using a bread mixer.
2. Let rise (30 minutes). Punch down. Form into two 12 inch long loaves on a cookie sheet. Let rise (30 minutes).
3. Sprinkle with cornmeal. Make 4 shallow slashes across top of each loaf with a sharp knife.
4. Bake at 400F or 15-20 minutes.