English Muffin Bread

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 5 1/2 cups warm water
• 6 3/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (equal to three 1/4-oz packages)
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 3 tablespoons white granulated sugar
• 11 cups bread flour (can use all-purpose flour)

Preparation

Step 1

Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix just until incorporated. It will turn into a very wet, sticky dough. Just leave the dough in the bowl and let it rise until double in size.

Spoon this sticky dough into four well-greased loaf pans. Let rise in pans until dough reaches the top of the pan.

Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 45 minutes or until golden brown. 10Â minutes before done, brush with melted butter. Makes 4 loaves.

Bread will be moist at first. Best if allowed to cool completely before cutting. Makes the best toast. Can be frozen and this recipe can be cut in half to yield two loaves.

I used my electric mixer to mix just until all the ingredients were wet and sticky. I removed the paddle and let the dough rise until double right in the bowl (about one hour … quick!)