Whole Wheat Bread

From a

1903

Cook Book

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1/2 cake Compressed Yeast

1 gill=(1/2 c.) Water

1 pt. Scalding Milk

1 pt. Water

1 Tbsp. Sugar

1/2 Tbsp. Salt

1 Qt.=(4 c.) Whole Wheat Flour

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Dissolve Yeast in Water.

Mix Scalding Milk with 1 pt. Water.

When lukewarm, add the dissolved Yeast,

Sugar, and Salt.

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Stir into Whole Wheat Flour and beat hard,

adding Flour enough to make a dough

that can be handled.

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Take out on the board,

knead for 20 minutes,

return to the pan and let it rise 3 or 4 hours.

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Then knead 5 minutes,

make into loaves,

let rise 1 hour.

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Bake 40 to 60 minutes.

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