Two Scoop Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups lukewarm water
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons yeast (or 2 packages)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 in large mixing bowl, whisk together first six ingredients.
• 2 stir in 2 c flour.
• 3 add the last 2 c flour gradually, stirring and then kneading to form soft dough. knead several minutes.
• 4 allow dough to rise in bowl until double. (it will rise faster in a warm place.).
• 5 punch down and allow to rise a second time.
• 6 grease 2 bread pans; divide dough in half; shape two loaves and place in pans. preheat oven to 350.
• 7 when dough no longer bounces back when lightly touched with a fingertip, bake the loaves 45-50 minutes.