cuban bread

How To Make cuban bread

• Step 1
  weigh ingredients
• Step 2
  melt Crisco (or lard if using)
• Step 3
  dissolve salt in the water
• Step 4
  combine thourghly the flour, IDY, and sugar
• Step 5
  put dry ingredients into water
• Step 6
  with mixer on on lowest speed and equipped with the dough hook, add Crisco, (I used a spoon to slowly add to mixing bowel as the mixer worked the dough
• Step 7
  after adding the last of the Crisco, let mixer work the dough for 4 minutes on lowest speed
• Step 8
  let rise in greased bowl about 45 minutes to an hour (depends on how warm the environment is), covered with a flour sack cloth that has been spritzed with water
• Step 9
  shape loaf, place on greased cookie sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal and cover with water spritzed towel, let rise again 45 minutes.
• Step 10
  sprinkle with corn meal and slit the top, spritz loaf with water before putting in an oven, place a container with water in the oven to create a moist environment
• Step 11
  bake at 450 degrees 12 to 18 minutes spritzing loaf after 5 minutes with water
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