Irish Mercedes Guinness Bread

• 2 tablespoons dry yeast
• 12 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 (6 1/3 ounce) bottleguinness stout beer
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 12 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 12 cups unsifted all-purpose white flour
• 1 teaspoon powdered ginger
• 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter, to brush bread after baking

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water and 1 Tablespoon of sugar; set aside for five minutes.
3. Heat stout, honey and margarine until warm.
4. Add stout mix to the dissolved yeast and stir into 1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour.
5. Beat until smooth.
6. Stir in remaining flour, ginger and caraway seeds to make a soft dough.
7. Shape into a ball.
8. Knead on a floured board until smooth, about 3 minutes.
9. Form into a round loaf and with floured knife make a cross through center of the bread.
10. Place in a greased 8-inch round cake tin.
11. Cover with tea towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
12. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until done.
13. Remove from pan and brush with 1 Tablespoons butter.
14. Cool on rack.
15. The Irish Heritage Cookbook....Mercedes McLoughlin & Marian McSpiritt.

yeast, water, sugar, stout beer, honey, margarine, caraway seed, salt, whole wheat flour, flour, powdered ginger, margarine

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/irish-mercedes-guinness-bread-165086 (may not work)