This is a transcription of page 11 of my grandfather's WWII recipe book. The original recipe makes eleven loaves (wow)! In case that's a bit too much, there is a human-sized recipe in here as well.
12 lb., 6 oz.
50 men
| | Ingredient | Weight | Measure |
| #1 | Salt | ?? | 5T |
| Sugar | 6 oz | 4/5 C |
| Milk Powder | 4 oz | 1 C |
| #2 | Water | 4 lb | 2 qt |
| #3 | Yeast | 4 oz | 4 oz |
| #4 | Flour | 7 lb | 6-1/4 qt |
| #5 | Shortening | 6 oz | 4/5 C |
- Place #1 into a bowl.
- Add 3/4 #2, mix lightly.
- Break #3, add to remainder warm water.
- Sift #4. Stir lightly, add yeast solution till dough is formed.
- Add #5. Develop dough, cutting, rolling, and kneeding.
- Place dough into greased box or bowl.
- First fermentation time 1-1/2 hours. Punch and allow to ferment 30 minutes. Then take out.
- Scale off at 1 lb. 2 oz.
- Round dough into balls.
- Preliminary proof 12 min.
- Make up and place into slightly greased pans.
- Allow to double in size.
- Bake at 425° - 45 min.
- Remove from pans when baked.