Salt Rising Bread
Salt Rising Bread is an moderately easy dinner. Made with 3/4 c. homeground meal, 1 1/4 c. boiling milk, 1/4 or 1/2 tsp. soda, 2 c. boiling water and 1/2 c. sugar, this recipe delivers authentic, satisfying flavors. A comforting dish that warms the soul.
🔗 Recipe adapted from RecipeNLG-Full
Stir meal into boiling milk.
Let sit until double in warm place (1/2 to 1 1/4 days).
Add soda.
Make sponge of 2 cups boiling water poured over 1/2 cup sugar and 1 cup milk in crock. Thicken with about 5 cups flour.
Add meal yeast.
Place pitcher in hot water and let batter double (2 hours).
Sift 5 pounds flour into dishpan.
Set aside 2 cups of this flour.
Cut into flour the shortening, 1/3 cup sugar and salt.
Put in nest of flour in pan. Pour sponge in nest and rinse pitcher with 6 cups of the warm water in pan.
Mix well; put in well-greased loaf pans and set in very warm place to rise to double.
Bake at 350° for 15 minutes and 300° for 1 hour.
Turn out on brown paper and butter.
Total flour needed is 7 1/2 pounds.
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