ANN PILLSBURY'S "NO-KNEAD" SPECIAL BREAD 1945

Ann Pillsbury's

From a full page Pillsbury Flour magazine ad! circa 1945: No Kneading! Work, Time cut in half! . . . this exciting new Pillsbury way EASY, FAST and FUN TO BAKE! A NEW, RICH TASTY BREAD NOW! With this startling ANN PILLSBURY recipe, tested and proved for use with PILLSBURY'S BEST Enriched FLOUR, you cut bread-making time by as much as three hours! A new way to make rich loaves, bread sticks, rolls, party breads, coffee cakes . . . bake bread you'll be proud to put on the table-golden-textured, crispy-crusted, good. Be among the first to try it! And remember . . . whatever you bake, whenever you bake-you bake your best with Pillsbury's Best! This is Verbatim from the old recipe card BUT I did decrease the salt ( the recipe said 2Tb which seemed like way too much).

Provided by petlover

Categories Yeast Breads

Time 6h

Yield 3 loaves

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups scalded milk
1 tablespoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups water
3 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
3 eggs
9 cups sifted flour, Pillsbury's best

Steps:

Combine 1 1/2 cups scalded milk, 2 tablespoons salt, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup shortening.
Cool . . . to lukewarm by adding 1 1/2 cups water.
Add . . . 3 packages yeast, (compressed or dry granular) mix well.
Blend in . . . 3 eggs.
Add gradually . . 9 cups sifted PILLSBURY'S BEST Enriched FLOUR; mix until dough is well-blended. (This dough will be softer than a kneaded dough.).
Place dough in large greased bowl and cover.
Store . . . dough in refrigerator or cold place at least two hours or until needed.
Shape . . . chilled dough into three loaves on well-floured board; place in greased, 9x4x3-inch pans and cover. ( make 3 loaves).
Let rise . . . in warm place (80° to 85° F.) until double in bulk, about 2 hours.
Bake . . . in moderate preheated oven (375° F.) for 1 hour.
Note: If desired, one-third of dough may be used to make 1 dozen rolls. Fill 3-inch, greased muffin pans 1/2 full; let rise in warm place until double in bulk, about 1 hour, and bake in moderate oven (375° F.) for 25 minutes.
"THIS METHOD GUARANTEED ONLY WITH PILLSBURY'S BEST".

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1904.2, Fat 47.6, SaturatedFat 13.5, Cholesterol 203.1, Sodium 2471.1, Carbohydrate 311.8, Fiber 12, Sugar 17.8, Protein 51.9