Grandma's Rye Bread

Posted By Tessie2.

Ingredients.

2 Tbsp. dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1 tsp. sugar
Let set for 10 min.
3 cups rye flour
2 Tbsp. salt
5 cups warm water

Mix flour, salt, and water well. Stir in yeast mixture. Let stand overnight.

In the morning:

5 cups warm water
12 cups white flour

Add to the first mixture. Knead until dough comes freely from hand. Let rise and then make into round loaves on floured pans.

Let rise. Bake 1 hour at 375 F Makes 5 good sized loaves.