Squaw Bread

Name: Squaw Bread
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4 loaves, 32 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup cornmeal; 1 cup natural bran; 1 cup oatmeal; 1 cup gluten flour; 3 cups whole wheat flour; 4 -6 cups unbleached flour; 3 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast; 2/3 cup honey (or 1/3 cup honey and 1/3 cup molasses for darker color); 2 teaspoons salt; 4 cups boiling water; 1 cup warm water; 1/4 cup butter

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Recipe by BecR2400

Delicious homemade squaw bread. Recipe makes 4 loaves. Squaw bread, anyone?

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READY IN: 2hrs

SERVES: 32

YIELD: 4 loaves

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

cup cornmeal
1

cup natural bran
1

cup oatmeal
1

cup gluten flour
3

cups whole wheat flour
4 -6

cups unbleached flour
3

(1/4 ounce) packages yeast
²⁄₃

cup honey (or 1/3 cup honey and 1/3 cup molasses for darker color)
2

teaspoons salt
4

cups boiling water
1

cup warm water
¹⁄₄

cup butter

DIRECTIONS

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Pour boiling water over cornmeal and oatmeal; let stand until cool.
Add honey, butter and salt to yeast mixture. Stir in bran, then whole wheat flour.
Add cooled cereal mixture, then add unbleached flour a cup at a time until mixture is stiff enough to knead.
Knead 10 to 20 minutes. Let rise 2 hours, then punch out air and shape into four loaves; place loaves onto two lightly greased and floured cookie sheets.
Let rise 1 hour, then bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. When done, loaves should sound hollow when tapped. Be careful not to underbake the moist, heavy loaf.
NOTE: Time does not include 3 hour rise time.
Makes 4 loaves.

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