Country Bread
1.5 cups warm water
2 tbs sugar
1 yeast
.75 cups cool water
.25 ts baking soda
6 cups flour
2 ts coarse salt
1 tbs melted butter
sugar & yeast & warm water
soda & cool water, mix w yeast mix
stir in flour gradually, firm but sticky
rest at room temp, 1 to 1.5 hours
butter 2 6-cup loaf pans
turn dough w lightly buttered hands, divide in pans
let rise until doubled in size
bake @ 400 for 30 min. Hollow sound tapping on bottom