Makes four loaves

3 cups sourdough starter

3 1/3 cups room temperature buttermilk ( 3 Tbsp. vinegar in 4 cup measure, add warm water to make 3 1/3 cups, add 3/4 cup dry powdered milk...stir, let sit for 10 minutes)

1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons salt

4 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted

About 10 to 11 cups flour (6 cups ground hard white winter wheat & 5 cups unbleached bread flour)

PROCEDURES:

Mix sourdough, water, sugar, salt, and melted butter.

Add 6 cups hard white wheat flour and 5 cups unbleached bread flour and knead in Bosch until smooth.....about 7 to 8 minutes. Knead until dough is no longer sticky.

Place dough in large greased bowl. Cover with a dish towel. Let rise until double in volume.*

Knead down and divide into fourths. Let stand 15-30 minutes.

Shape into loaves and place into greased and floured one-pound loaf pans.

Let rise until 3/4 inch over top of pan. Bake at 350° for 40 min.

*On a cold day, you can speed the raising process. Set the oven to 200 degrees for 2 minutes. Turn oven off immediately and place bread, covered with aluminum foil - in metal or glass bowl only - in oven to raise.