Amish
White bread
2 cups warm water
2/3 cup white sugar
1 1/2 tablespoon dry
yeast
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup oil
6(ish) cups flour
In a large bowl,
dissolve the sugar in warm water, then add yeast. mix salt and oil into
the yeast. mix in flour one cup at a time. knead dough on a lightly
floured surface until smooth. place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough
until coated in a thin layer of oil. cover with a damp cloth (i haven't
ever used a damp one, and it turns out fine, my roommates all use a damp one,
and it turns out fine) and allow to rise until double in size- about 1 hour.
punch down dough. knead for a few minutes and divide in half.
shape into loaves (i roll them out flat to a rectangle, and then roll them
up into a loaf, but just shaping it without rolling it should work fine too),
and place into 2 well oiled 9x5 loaf pans. allow to rise about 30
minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above the pan. bake at 350 for
30 minutes.
make the dough like normal, and bring to the point where you would put it in the bread pans. once at that point, roll out the dough into a rectangle. the size is up to you, just remember it will later need to go on a cookie sheet for cooking. cut slits in the sides, roughly two inches apart. it makes it easier if the slits on each side are roughly directly across from each other. next, fill it up. in this case, we used pizza toppings. i've also made just sandwich ones, and i also tried a successful apple cinnamon one. whatever you think sounds like it would go well on this. next, braid it. it takes some practice, so if it doesn't turn out pretty on your first try, don't be surprised. :) let rise for another 30-60 minutes, roughly doubled in size. then bake according to your bread directions. enjoy!!
