easy bread

6 cups of flour 

(preferably 4 cups regular, 2 cups of whole wheat)

2 tbsp yeast

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp salt

2 cups hot water (not boiling, just really warm)

mix half the flour with yeast sugar and salt

add hot water and mix well (100 strokes)

keep adding remaining flour until dough is 

no longer sticky. flour a clean surface and 

kneed dough for 5 minutes.

place dough in a bowl sprayed with nonstick

with a damp warm dishtowel on the top.

give it 15 minutes in a warm-ish spot to rise.

punch it, cut it in half, shape into two balls.

cut a little X on the top of each ball and place 

on a baking sheet.

put the baking sheet with dough balls into a 

cold oven with a pan of water on the bottom.

heat the oven to 400 (don't preheat though)

as you insert the pan and bake 40-50 min!