Standard Recipe,For White Bread

 Standard Recipe, For White Bread

                             1 envelope granular yeast

                             1/4 cup lukewarm water

                             1 tsp. sugar

                             1 1/2 tsp. salt

                             2 Tbsp shortening

                             2 Tbsp. sugar

                             2 cups milk, scalded

                             6 cups  flour, about

            Add yeast to lukewarm water and 1 tsp sugar. Let stand 5 minutes. Add salt, shortening, and remaining sugar to milk and cool to lukewarm. Add yeast and 3 cups flour. Beat well. Add enough more flour to make soft dough. Place remaining flour on board, turn out dough on floured board and knead until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, turn over, so that greased side is on top, cover with cloth and let rise until doubled in bulk. Punch down and let rise a second time if desired. Cut dough into halves, round into balls, cover, and let stand 10 minutes. Shape into loaves and place in greased bread pans.

            Grease tops, cover with a cloth and let rise until doubled in bulk. Bake in hot oven

            (400 F) 10 minutes, reduce temperature to #75 F. and bake 35 to 40 minutes longer. Makes 2 (1 lb.) loaves