Fruit Bread Recipe 2

Ingredients for Fruit Bread Recipe 2

• 2¼ cups potato water (cook 2 medium-sized potatoes in a pint of water)
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 pound raisins
• 1 yeast cake
• 2 quarts flour

Instructions

1. Dissolve the yeast cake in a little warm water.
2. Press the potato water through a colander and measure.
3. While lukewarm, add the salt, sugar, yeast, melted butter, and raisins.
4. Warm the flour slightly and gradually add it to the liquid.
5. Slowly stir in enough flour to knead well, but not enough to make a stiff dough.
6. Keep in a warm place for one and a half hours until it rises.
7. Knead and let it rise again an hour or more.
8. Knead again lightly and form into loaves.
9. Let it rise in the pans for about an hour then bake for forty-five minutes at 400 degrees.
10. If potato water is not used, the same amount of water and milk in equal quantities may be substituted.

.