Shredded Wheat Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 shredded wheat biscuits
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 5 cups flour (approxmately)

Recipe

• 1 measure the boiling water, butter, salt, and molasses into a mixing bowl, and crumble the shredded wheat into this; cool to lukewarm.
• 2 dissolve the yeast in the 1/4 cup warm water and let proof for a few minutes.
• 3 add this to the above lukewarm mixture.
• 4 add the flour by cupfuls, using as much as you need to have a fairly stiff dough.
• 5 knead 100 times.
• 6 grease a bowl and place dough into it.
• 7 let rise for 2 hours, covered.
• 8 punch down and rise another hour.
• 9 turn out on lightly floured board, punch down, and let rest for 10 minutes.
• 10 make into two loaves, place in greased pans, let rise till double.
• 11 bake 400 degrees for 50 minutes, covering with foil if it gets too brown.