Buttermilk Bread Recipes

Ingredients:

2 cakes fresh yeast

1/4 cup lukewarm water

1/3 cup raw sugar

1/4 cup melted vegetable shortening

1 cup room temperature buttermilk

2 eggs, well beaten

4 cups whole wheat pastry flour

1 cup wheat germ

Method:

• To the yeast cakes softened in warm water, add raw sugar, melted shortening, and buttermilk.

• Mix.

• Add eggs and yeast.

• Beat in wheat germ and whole wheat flour for soft dough.

• Place dough in well-oiled, covered bowl.

• Let rise in warm place for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until double in bulk.

• Bake in moderate oven (375 to 400oF) for 1 hour.

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