THE DOCTOR'S SOURDOUGH BREAD

Steps:

• Mix the starter and 2 1/2 Cups of the flour and all the water the night before you want to bake.
• Let stand in warm place overnight.
• Next morning mix in the butter with warm milk and stir in yeast until until dissolved.
• Add honey and when thoroughly mixed, add 2 more cups of flour, and stir in the wheat germ.
• Sprinkle sugar, salt, and baking soda over the mixture.
• Gentlypress into dough and mix lightly.
• Allow to stand from 30 to 50 minutes until mixture is bubbly.
• Add enough flour until the dough cleans the sides of the bowl.
• Then place the dough on a lightly floured board and kead 100 times or until silky mixture is developed.
• Form into 4 1-lb loaves, place in well-greased loaf pans 9 x 3 size.
• Let rise until double, about 2 to 3 hours in a warm room.
• Then bake in hot oven, 400 degrees F, for 20 minutes.
• Reduce oven temp. to 325 degrees F. and bake 20 minutes longer or until thoroughly baked.
• Remove from pans and place loaves on rack to cool.
• Butter tops of loaves to prevent hard crustyness.