Gramma's Anadama Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups boiling water
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 4 tablespoons shortening
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 packages yeast, dissolved in water
• 1/4 cup tepid water
• 9 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 pour hot water over cornmeal and stir well.
• 2 let stand for 20 minutes.
• 3 dissolve yeast in warm water& let stand for 5 minutes.
• 4 add shortening, molasses and salt to cornmeal mixture.
• 5 stir in dissolved yeast.
• 6 stir in flour and beat thoroughly.
• 7 spoon into 4 greased loaf pans, cover and let raise until doubled.
• 8 preheat oven to 350.
• 9 bake for 50 minutes.
• 10 remove from pans and let cool on racks.