President Ford(Betty) Toasting Bread
"They ate this with soup for lunches this was a hard recipe for me to find ,they talk about it alot but don't post the recipe ,it was a go to recipe for Betty"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (123 g)
- Calories 311
- Total Fat - 7.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.9 g
- Cholesterol - 4.6 mg
- Sodium - 435.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 53.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 7.3 g
- Sugars - 3.4 g
- Protein - 10.3 g
- Calcium - 69.9 mg
- Iron - 2.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat 1 cup milk and add cornmeal in large mixing bowl bread is going to be made in it
Step 2
Cover with Saran wrap
Step 3
Let set overnight in warm place
Step 4
Next day
Step 5
Proof yeast with warm water
Step 6
Meanwhile heat 1 cup milk add sugar and shortening I'm not adding salt here because it hurts yeast
Step 7
Add to cornmeal and whisk until mixed
Step 8
When cooled but still warm
Step 9
Add proofed yeast
Step 10
Mix in salt with flour
Step 11
Add flour 1 cup at a time kneading and mixing add 6 cups and 1/2 cup bench flour
Step 12
Turn out onto floured board
Step 13
Knead until you get a smooth ball
Step 14
Put into oiled bowl with warm wet cloth covering
Step 15
Put in warm spot and let rise until double
Step 16
2 hours
Step 17
Turn back to floured board
Step 18
Knead until it doesn't stick to board
Step 19
Divide dough
Step 20
Put into greased bread pan ,9x5
Step 21
Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled
Step 22
45 minutes
Step 23
When done brush with water
Step 24
Cut 1/4 inch down center
Step 25
Put in preheated 350 degrees F oven
Step 26
And bake 40 minutes until done
Step 27
Turn out on wire rack until completely cool before slicing
Step 28
Best toasted can freeze well
Tips
No special items needed.