Grandma Krebel's Bread

Total Time: 5 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 hrs Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast (1 package)
• 4 cups warm water
• 3 teaspoons salt, heaping
• 10 cups flour

Recipe

• mix 1/2 cup of the sugar with the yeast in 1 cup warm water.
• sift the flour with the remaining sugar and salt.
• add the remaining 3 cups warm water and the yeast mixture to make the dough.
• knead well, then place in greased or buttered bowl, cover, and rise for 1 hour.
• knead again and let rise for 2 1/2 hours.
• punch down and form into 4 loaves.
• place loaves in greased and floured loaf pans, cover, and let rise for 1 hour.
• bake at 275 degrees for 50 minutes.