Adobe Bread
Ingredients
- 1 pkt Active dry Yeast, (1/4 oz)
- 2/4 cup Lukewarm Water
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tbl Vegetable Shortening, melted
- 1 cup Cold water
- 7 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
Directions
- Soften the yeast in the lukewarm Water.
- Mix the salt and the cold water together and add to the yeast mixture.
- Sift in the flour gradually, beating well after each addition for a smooth consistency. You will probably have to knead in the final cup of Flour. Flour is good when it is cold.
- Shape the dough into a ball, brush lightly with the remaining shortening, and cover with a dry cloth.
- Set the bowl in a warm place until doubled in bulk, anout 1 hour.
- Punch the dough down and, on a floured board, knead about 5 minutes.
- Shape into 2 round loaves on a well greased baking sheet
- Cover with a dry cloth and set to rise another 45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 7F. It is better when the temperature is very low so the bread gets crisp.
- Bake the loaves on a cookie sheet 150 minutes. The longer you bake them the better they are.