Any Seniors going to make salt risin bread for Thanksgiving?

Question

I like the receipe that calls for the potatoes in the starter. This really stinks up the house, but the bread is so good.

Cut 2 1/2 potatoes, new and not mealy.
into thin strips, place in bowl. Sprinkle over them 1 tbs salt, 2 teaspoon sugar, and 2tablespoons white cornmeal. Add 4 cups boiling water (this is to make your sponge). Stir this until the salt is disolved, let stand,covered 15 hours, then squeese out potatoes, drain liquid into bowl and add 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, and five cups sifted flour. Beat ten minutes, I use a kitchen aid mixer with dough hooks, but an ordinary mixer will do. Then place in greased bowl, like dishpan, and place in warm place, covered to rise until light bubbles form on top, another 1 1/2 hours. Scald 1 cup milk and when this cools to luke war add to the bubbled sponge, or starter. Now add 5 to six cups flour, stir, turn out on floured table, knead until it cracks, about 10 minutes, I usually do 15, shape into 3 loves. and Bake at 350 for one hour.
Now I watch my loaves in the oven and lay foil over the tops if they start to brown too much.

This take a long time, but is worth it, makes the best bread, and stuffing with this bread is divine. and the toast is yummy too. My adult children like to slice the bread very thick, spread butter and sugar and cinn on top and lay in oven under broil to melt until a crust of sugar and cinn forms.

Answer 1

o.k. I have heard of it and never had it. Please, please share a recipe for it. Would love to give it a try with my granddaughter.

Answer 2

I love good Salt Rising Bread. Haven't had any for a long time. I also have a good recipe, but I think I'll try yours.

Won't get it done for Thanksgiving because I'm making yeast rolls for 40, but certainly will try it first chance I get.

Thanks for the recipe.

Answer 3

OMG! My mother made that every so often in the 1940's. I don't recall it stinking up the house, though. My grandmother used to cook tripe, and THAT did stink up the house. I never ate any of that, but the salt rising bread was really GOOD. Nothing beats home made bread.

Answer 4

I never heard of it either. please pass on the recipe.Thank you so much for the recipe. Cant wait to try it out. Sounds like its worth the time and effort and stink.

Answer 5

Yes and it is one of my favorites Mom called it Amish salt rising bread,Thanks for the recipe, sounds like hers,we are going to try it. thanks for the= memories

Answer 6

I've never heard of it, but there's nothing better than homemade bread.

Answer 7

I haven't heard of it either. I can get over the smell if it taste good. How do you make it?

Answer 8

Never heard of this before.

Answer 9

I have heard of this but have never made it. Sounds delicious.

Answer 10

hmmm never heard of it. Please show the recipe?! I'll give it a go! Thanks!