1 c Water
2 c Milk
2 tb Bacon fat
3/4 c Dark molasses
9 c Flour
2 c Sugar
1 ts Salt
2 pk Dry yeast
In saucepan, mix water, milk, bacon fat and molasses. Heat to lukewarm.
Sift 4 cups flour, sugar and salt together. Sprinkle yeast over this. Add
the lukewarm mixture and beat with a mixer until smooth. Gradually add
enough of remaining 5 cups flour, to form a stiff dough. Knead on a floured
surface until dough is no longer sticky. Put the dough in a greased bowl,
and place in a warm place until it has doubled in bulk. Punch down, knead,
and shape into 4 loaves. Place in greased loaf pans and let rise again
until double in bulk, about 1 to 1-1/2 hour. Cover and bake at 325 degrees
for 1 hour. Remove from oven. Brush tops with melted multer and allow to
stand for 5 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.
Yields
32 Servings