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Default Recipe: Pop Up Bread (Another "heirloom" recipe)

On Feb 25, 6:25*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> This one is in Grandma Brown's handwriting.
>
> Pop Up Bread
>
> 4 c. flour
> 1 pkg. dry yeast
> 2 eggs
> 1/2 c. milk
> 1/2 c. water
> 1/2 c. "salad oil"
> 1/4 c. sugar
> 1 tsp. salt
>
> Measure 1-1/2 cups of flour into a large bowl with yeast.
> In saucepan: *put milk, water, salad oil, sugar and salt. *Heat only until
> warm. *Then add to flour and yeast. *Stir until smooth then add slightly
> beaten eggs. *Add rest of flour to make a stiff batter, beating until smooth
> and elastic.
>
> Spoon into two well greased 1 lb. coffee cans. *Cover with plastic lids and
> let rise almost to top of cans. *Remove lids and bake at 350 for 35 minutes.
> Cool 10 minutes and remove from cans.
>
> Jill


Reminds me of the old crock pot recipe book that wanted you to use
cans inside it to bake things. Kind of both fascinated and repulsed
me.

Thanks for sharing!

Kris, who also thought it would be popovers