Depression Era Bread

5 lbs. of flour
4-5 Tbsp yeast
6 tsp salt
warm water, about 6 or so cups. go by the feel of the dough.

Dump the flour in a large bowl , add salt. make a well in the flour, add yeast in. Start pouring the water into the well. mix the water and yeast together with your fingers to dissolve the yeast. Start mixing in the flour into the well, add water as needed. you will eventually end up with a great big bowl of dough. keep kneading the dough in the bowl. (leave it in the same bowl for kneading and rising).
Let the dough rise in a warm place. Cover it loosely with a clean towel so that it doesn't dry out. After it has risen, punch it down and divide it up for your loaves. You can make 6-8 loaves from the dough depending on how big you want your loaves to be. If you don't have that many loaf pans, use cookie sheets, cake pans, pie pans, etc. The loaves will be a bit flatter and rounder, but they are still yummy! Cover the loaves with a clean towel again and let them rise again. Place them in an oven pre-heated to 350. bake for 30-45 minutes (depending on your oven). make sure not to over-load your oven with bread.

h/t Sharon N Lance Palmer