homemade bread recipe!

i have been wanting to make homemade bread for the longest time, the process, the smell of it baking, the taste afterwards, ahh, its just a great experience, but couldnt find the right recipe i wanted. yesterday, after searching for a while i found a very simple recipe online, it was actually a womans grandmothers that wouldnt share her recipe for the longest time, and before she passed away gave it to her granddaughter. =) i thought that was kind of neat. after i got off work i went and bought the ingredients i didnt have or that i was out of. most of them are either all natural or organic. i wanted to try and make it the best bread!
i was all ready to go this morning when starting to make the dough. the first part was pretty simple, mix all the ingredients (3 c. warm water, 3 Tblspn active dry yeast, 3 tspsn salt, 4 Tblspn veg oil, 1/2 c. white sugar, and 8 c. flour), except, only half the flour. then let it sit to rise to double its size. here are a few pictures after it had risen, and when it started getting out of control(haha):
after it doubled in size, then you slowly knead in the rest of the flour (4 cups). that was kind of hard because your hands get tired. jeremy helped me with that part. =) when the kneading is done, put it in a large greased bowl, turning it a couple of times to get it coated, cover it with a damp cloth and then let it sit to double its size. that didnt take very long, maybe a half hour:
ok, so when it is done rising you are supposed to punch it down and let it rest for a couple of minutes. i didnt take a picture of what it looked like before because i was too anxious to punch it, that i forgot, but you can totally tell it grew bigger. hahaha:
after you let it rest for a couple of minutes, you then split it into 3 equal parts and mold them into loaf shapes and put them in greased bread pans. i made one of them smaller than the other, but it still turned out fine. the pictures are before and after letting it rise to almost double its size in the pans:

now, they are ready to bake. put them in the oven on 350 degrees for 35 minutes and you are good to go! when they are done make sure you let them rest for a bit before trying to handle them. =) here is the end result:

arent they just gorgeous? they are really delicious and im very pleased with this recipe!! i hope, if you try this one out, you will be pleased too!!