BROWN BREAD RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Mix the yeast, sugar, and 1/4 cup of warm water.
• Let sit for 5 minutes.
• (Yeast is good if it foams!) In large bowl combine water, salt, molasses, and Crisco.
• Stir until salt dissolves.
• Add the yeast mixture and stir well.
• Sift in 6 cups of flour and stir until mixed well.
• Keep adding flour until mixture becomes too hard to stir.
• Flop the dough onto a well floured surface and knead 6-8 minutes.
• Place dough in large greased bowl, cover, set in warm place and let raise until double in size.
• Punch dough down and with greased hands form into 3 loaves and place in greased loaf pans or form into approx.
• 48 rolls and place in greased pans.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Let formed dough rise.
• Cook in preheated oven at 350 for 40-45 minutes.
• Let bread/rolls sit in pans for 5-10 minutes then finish cooling on wire racks.
• Brush butter over the tops and ENJOY!

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine first four ingredients. Cool to 110°-115°. In a bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Sprinkle with sugar. Add oat mixture, brown sugar, molasses and 3 cups flour; mix well. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Divide in half; shape into loaves. Place in two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30-45 minutes. , Preheat oven to 375°. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Brush with butter.