Foodie Friday

I am participating in Foodie Friday by Michael at Designs By Gollum. You have got to click onto her blog and just see the cake that she has made for today. It's my favorite - chocolate!!!! I got busy and made some homemade bread. This recipe makes 3 loaves, which of course you can freeze, but we're eating on one, my brother-in-law came over after the other, and I'm taking the last one to work. Here is the recipe. It's really simple, even though there are several steps:

Starter:

3/4 cup sugar

3 T. instant potatoes

1 cup warm water

1 pkg. yeast

Mix together, put in a quart jar with a paper towel over it and a rubber band. NO LID. Let set overnight. In the morning, put the starter in refrigerator for 3-5 days.

Bread:

3/4 cup sugar

3 T. instant potatoes

1 cup warm water

Take starter out of refrigerator and feed with the above ingredients. Mix them together and add to starter and let stand out of refrigerator all day. That night, take out 1 cup and return the rest to refrigerator. Keep in the refrigerator for 3-5 days and feed again. If you don't make it within 3-5 days, take a cup out and either give away or throw away. This prevents it from going flat.

Now to make the bread. Mix together:

1/2 cup corn oil

1 cup starter

1/3 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups warm water

6 cups Pillsbury bread flour

1 T. salt

Put dough in an oiled bowl and let set overnight to rise. DO NOT REFRIGERATE.

In the morning, divide into 3 oiled loaf pans and cover with saran wrap. Let rise all day and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Delicious!