anadama bread

How To Make anadama bread

• Step 1
  Stir cornmeal, shortening, molasses, salt, and boiling water in a small bowl until shortening melts; cool to lukewarm.Pour warm water in a warm large bowl, sprinkle in yeast, and stir to dissolve.Add egg, cornmeal mixture and about half the flour. Beat 300 strokes by hand or 2 minutes at medium electric mixer speed.Stir in remaining flour, using hands at end to mix well.Spoon into a well greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan; flour hands and smooth surface.Cover and let raise in a warm, draft free place until dough is within 1 inch of the top of the pan.Toward the end of the rising, preheat oven to 375 F. If you like, sprinkle top of loaf with a little cornmeal; bake 30 to 35 minutes until well browned and hollow sounding when tapped.Turn loaf out on a wire rack and cool before cutting.
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