Nannie Ruby'S Dago Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 tablespoons honey
4 cups warm water
1.5 (1/4 ounce) packages fast rising yeast
4 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation

Mix flour, yeast and salt.
Dissolve honey in one cup warm water.
Add two cups warm water and olive oil to honey mixture.
Add liquid to dry ingredients and mix by hand or KitchenAid mixer using dough hook.
Knead dough about 5 minutes. Place in bowl with a little olive oil in the bottom. Turn dough to coat with oil. Place in warm, draft free area to rise(about 50 min).
Take dough out of bowl and knead a second time about 2 min on a floured surface. Place back in bowl, turning dough to coat with oil. Let rise a second time(about 30 min).
Knead third time - gently about 2 minute
Divide dough into four parts. Smear butter on work surface. Knead each dough ball with fingertips on buttered surface. Each ball of dough should be rolled up like a jellyroll. I add butter to the work surface as needed.
Place dough into greased pans. We use PAM to grease the pans.
Let dough rise again about 30 minutes. I always cover the loaves with a dish cloth while they rise.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minute Lower to 300 degrees and bake 10 minute longer.
Brush tops of loaves with slightly beaten egg whites.