Grandma Krebels Bread Recipes

GRANDMA KREBEL'S BREAD

Steps:

• Mix 1/2 cup of the sugar with the yeast in 1 cup warm water.
• Sift the flour with the remaining sugar and salt.
• Add the remaining 3 cups warm water and the yeast mixture to make the dough.
• Knead well, then place in greased or buttered bowl, cover, and rise for 1 hour.
• Knead again and let rise for 2 1/2 hours.
• Punch down and form into 4 loaves.
• Place loaves in greased and floured loaf pans, cover, and let rise for 1 hour.
• Bake at 275 degrees for 50 minutes.

GRANDMA'S BREAD

Steps:

• Place 4 cups flour in large mixer bowl with dough hook.
• In separate bowl combine water, oil, sugar, yeast, and salt. With mixer on low pour liquid into mixer. Combine well.
• Add flour 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition, until dough is not sticky and comes all together. Once all combined, allow mixer to knead on low 5-10 minutes.
• Oil dough and bowl, cover with a cloth and put in warm area. Allow to rise until doubled (about an hour).
• Turn out onto lightly floured surface and roll into log. Divide into 3 equal parts. Place into well greased bread pans.
• Cover and let rise until doubled. Preheat oven to 375°.
• Bake for 35 minutes.

GRANDMA RUSSELL'S BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine yeast, warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar. In a saucepan, heat milk, butter, salt and remaining sugar until butter is melted. Remove from heat; stir in potatoes until smooth. Cool to lukewarm; add eggs and mix well., Beat potato mixture and 5 cups flour into yeast mixture until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours., Punch down dough and divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll each half into a 16x8-in. rectangle. Brush with melted butter. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over butter. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seam to seal. Place in 2 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 375°. Bake loaves until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cover loosely with foil if tops brown too quickly. Remove from pans to wire racks; serve warm.