| SOURDOUGH BREAD 4 cups flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons shortening ¼ teaspoon soda 1 large or 2 small eggs Use all but ½ cup of the starter Mix ingredients together and kneed until dough is soft and smooth. Let rise in a warm place until double in bulk. Punch down and Let rise again. Punch down and then divide dough in half and mold each half into a loaf that should fill approximately ½ the pan. You can also shape into a large round ball and place on a cookie sheet. Allow loaves rise in the pans until double in bulk. Bake 375 F for 50 to 60 minutes. Makes two large loaves or three small ones. |