Rye Bread 2

Posted By Tessie2.

Ingredients.

1 cup warm water
1 tsp. sugar
2 pkg. yeast
Let stand for 10 min.
3 Tbsp. salt
3 Tbsp. fat or marg.
7 cups warm water
6 cups rye flour
15-16 cups white flour

Directions.

Measure 6 cups white flour and salt in bowl. Mix in fat as for pie crust. Add water and yeast mixture. Stir until well blended. Gradually add remaining flour. Knead for 10 min.

Form into round ball. Coat with fat. Cover with damp towel. Let rise 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Shape into 4 long loaves and place on greased and floured cookie sheets.

Let rise 20 min. Bake at 375 F for 45 min.