Nannie Ruby's Dago Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 8 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 4 cups warm water
• 1.5 (1/3 ounce) packages fast rising yeast
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, yeast and salt.
• 2 dissolve honey in one cup warm water.
• 3 add two cups warm water and olive oil to honey mixture.
• 4 add liquid to dry ingredients and mix by hand or kitchenaid mixer using dough hook.
• 5 knead dough about 5 minutes. place in bowl with a little olive oil in the bottom. turn dough to coat with oil. place in warm, draft free area to rise(about 50 min).
• 6 take dough out of bowl and knead a second time about 2 min on a floured surface. place back in bowl, turning dough to coat with oil. let rise a second time(about 30 min).
• 7 knead third time - gently about 2 minute
• 8 divide dough into four parts. smear butter on work surface. knead each dough ball with fingertips on buttered surface. each ball of dough should be rolled up like a jellyroll. i add butter to the work surface as needed.
• 9 place dough into greased pans. we use pam to grease the pans.
• 10 let dough rise again about 30 minutes. i always cover the loaves with a dish cloth while they rise.
• 11 bake at 350 degrees for 20 minute lower to 300 degrees and bake 10 minute longer.
• 12 brush tops of loaves with slightly beaten egg whites.