Pain Noir

Ingredients

• 2 quarts of flour
• salt
• sugar
• small package of yeast
• water
• yeast
• butter
• bacon lard
• syrup

Directions

1. Mix the flour, one spoonful of salt, and one spoonful of sugar in a bowl.
2. Then soak and dissolve a package of yeast in a cup of water.
3. Add the yeast water to the flour mixture.
4. In a tinplate, melt a spoonful of butter and a spoonful of bacon lard.
5. Add the melted mixture to two cups of milk, one cup of water, and half a cup of syrup.
6. Throw this liquid in the flour and turn well with a spoon or knife until the bottom of the dish is clean.
7. Let rise overnight.
8. The next morning, turn the dough 2 to 3 times, and divide into breads.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Leland Smith
Louisiana Anthology
January 5, 2020