Anadama Bread

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

Ingredients

• 2 cups boiling water
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 5 cups flour (approximate)

Recipe

• 1 stir cornmeal into just-boiling water. boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 2 add butter, molasses, and salt. cool.
• 3 when mixture is lukewarm, add softened yeast and enough flour to make a stiff dough. knead well and place dough in a warm place to double in size.
• 4 shape risen dough into 2 loaves and place each loaf in a buttered loaf pan. allow dough to rise again.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees f for about 1 hour.