Anadama Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 fresh yeast cake, softened in
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 5 cups flour (amount approximate)

Recipe

• 1 bring the water up to a boil on the stove.
• 2 stir corn meal very slowly into the water just before it boils.
• 3 cook for five minutes; add butter, molasses and salt.
• 4 cool.
• 5 when lukewarm, add the softened yeast and enough flour to make a stiff dough.
• 6 knead well and set in a warm place to rise until doubled in bulk.
• 7 shape into loaves, place in greased loaf pans and let rise until doubled.
• 8 preheat oven to 400f; bake for one hour.