Country Crust Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. active dry yeast
2 c. warm water (105~ to 115~)
1/2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
2 eggs
1/4 c. vegetable oil
6 to 6 1/2 c. Gold Medal flour

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl.
Stir in sugar, salt, eggs, 1/4 cup oil and 3 cups flour.
Beat until smooth.
Mix in enough flour to make dough easy to handle.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size (about 1 hour).
Punch down and divide in half.
Roll each half into an 18 x 9-inch rectangle. Roll each half up tightly.
Place loaves seam side down into 9 x 5 x 2-inch greased baking pans.
Brush with oil.
Let rise (about 1 hour).
Heat oven to 375\u00b0.
Bake until loaves are golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes.
Makes 2 large loaves.