Bread

2 cups hot water
3 cups flour
1 tb (3 tsp) yeast
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup melted margarine or oil
 Additional flour
Pour flour on top of water, place yeast on top of flour. Mix together well and let stand for 20 minutes This is called making a sponge.
Add oil and salt to sponge, mix well. Add one cup of flour to sponge, mix well add more flour a little at a time kneading until the mixture starts to form a ball and the dough is plible and a little stiff.

Pizza Crust
Press dough out onto pizza pans to desired thickness. (makes 2-3 pizzas) Spread with sauce and desired toppings. Bake at 425 degress until done.

Bread Sticks
Roll out dough until 1/2 inch thick, cut into bread sticks. Place on greassed cookie sheets. For chrispy breadsticks bake at 425 degress until done. For lighter breadsticks let rise for 15-20 minutes and then bake.

Rolls
Put dough in a greased bowl, cover with a towel or plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled 30-45 minutes Shape into Rolls place on a greassed baking pan, let rise about 30 minutes. Bake at 375 degress until browned.

Bread
Put dough in a greassed bowl, cover with a towel or plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled, 30-45 minutes. Shape into 2-3 loaves of bread, try round or French bread style loaves or shape into loaves and place in bread pans. Let rise 30-45 minutes. Bake at 350 degress until browned and bread sounds hollow when you thump it remove from pans and cool on a rack or towel.

White or whole wheat flour or a mixture of both may be used. if you use all whole wheat flour you may want to use 1 1/2 teaspoon vital wheat gluten for each cup of whole wheat flour for a lighter bread.

This was a very good bread recipie to make and eat. It was good because it tasted like bread you get from a bakery.