Recipe: Famous Nut Tree Bread (Nut Tree Restaurant)

FAMOUS NUT TREE BREAD
(Nut Tree Restaurant)
Source: Nut Tree Remembered: The Cookbook by Tara Baumann, Jim Moehrke, Roy Moehrke, 1997 (Vacaville Museum, CA - ordering info: 707-447-4513)
Makes 4 (5x3-inch) loaves

1 cup lukewarm water
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour, divided use
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Farinheit.

Add water to warmed mixing bowl along with the sugar and yeast, stirring until disolved. Add 1 1/2 cups flour and the salt, mixing hard with spoon about 2 minutes.

Gradually add 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups flour, mixing first with spoon, then with hands, to make a smooth, springy ball of dough. (this takes about 5 minutes) Cover bowl with towel and let stand in warm place about 25 minutes until doubled in size.

Divide douth into 4 pieces, flatten out on an oiled board, shape gently into loaves, and place into greased 5 by 2 1/2 by 1 1/2-inch individual size loaf pans. Again cover and let rise in warm place about 25 minuts, until doubled in size again.

Bake at 400 degrees Farinheit for 20 minutes or intil golden brown. Remove from pan and cool, or serve it warm.