Sourdough Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
1/2 c. corn oil
1 egg
1 c. sourdough starter
1 1/4 c. milk
5 1/2 c. unbleached flour

Preparation

Mix ingredients with 2 1/2 cups of the flour.
Beat for 3 minutes.
Stir in remaining flour to make
a
soft
dough. Knead for 8 minutes.
Place dough in greased
bowl
and
turn over. Cover with linen cloth and let
rise
overnight.
Next morning, punch down and divide into 3 parts.
Shape into round loaves and place on greased cookie sheets.
Cover and let rise until double (6 to 10 hours).
Bake at 350\u00b0
for
30
minutes. Brush with butter, if desired.
Cool on rack.
Makes 3 loaves. Alternatively, 3 small loaves (8 1/2 x 4 1/2
x
2 1/2-inches) or 2 large loaves (9 x 5 x 3-inches) can be made.