ANADAMA BREAD BY LINDA

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I think I got this recipe out of a magazine maybe 30 years ago it is a sweet dense bread great for making toast.

Provided by Linda Smith

Categories     Sweet Breads

Time 3h40m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 c yellow cornmeal
1 1/2 c water
1/2 c dark molasses
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp butter
DRY INGREDIENCES
2 pkg active dry yeast
6 c flour
1/2 c warm water

Steps:

  • 1. In a sauce pan add cornmeal,water, molasses, butter, and salt. Cook over low heat till thick, remove from heat let cool till luke warm.
  • 2. In a large bowl add yeast and warm water stir let stand till yeast dissolves add pinch of sugar to see if yeast is good (foam will appear)
  • 3. When mixture in sauce pan is lukewarm add to yeast mix well.
  • 4. Add 2 cups of flour mix well, keep adding flour till dough forms ball.
  • 5. Dump on floured surface and knead about 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic, put in oiled bowl cover let rise till double in a warm area away from drafts. About 1 hour.
  • 6. punch down cut in half roll out to a rectangle about 1/2" thick, roll up like a jelly roll seal edges and put in greased bread pan. repeat with second half.
  • 7. Let raise in a warm place till double about an hour,
  • 8. Bake in a moderate oven at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes remove from oven dump out of pan cool on wire racks. enjoy

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