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Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
- 1 Tbsp. sugar or honey
- 2 c. hot water
- 1 Tbsp. dry yeast
- 2/3 c. lukewarm water
- 6 c. flour
Method
- Dissolve yeast in 2/3 cup warm water; allow to foam.
- In a large bowl, combine butter, salt, sugar and hot water.
- When
- this mixture is lukewarm, combine with yeast.
- Add flour a little at a time.
- After 4 cups, beat dough vigorously for 10 minutes, then add rest of flour.
- Knead until elastic.
- Form into ball and let rise 1 1/2 hours.
- Punch down and let rise 1 hour.
- Butter baking sheet and sprinkle corn meal over the butter.
- Divide dough into 3 loaves.
- Cover with towel and let rise until doubled.
- Brush with cold water.
- Bake in preheated 400° oven for
- 1 hour.
- Every 15 minutes, brush top with cold water for hard crust; keeping a pan of water in oven will help make it crusty also.
