White Bread

Ingredients

• 2 packages active dry yeast

• ½ cup water

• 4 cup milk, scalded

• 4 tsp. salt

• 4  Tbs. sugar

• 2  Tbs. shortening

• Approx. 12 cup sifted flour

Preparation

Soften active dry yeast in warm water.  Combine hot milk, sugar, salt and shortening.  Cool to lukewarm.  Stir in 4 cups flour; beat well.  Add yeast; mix.  Add flour until moderately stiff.  Knead 8-10 minutes.  Shape in ball and place in lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface.  Cover; let double (about 1 ½ hours).  Punch down.  Let rise again till double (about 45 minutes).  Cut in 2 parts.  Shape each in smooth ball;  cover and let rest 10 minutes.  Shape in loaves.  Place in 2 grease loaf pans.  Let rise till double (about 1 hour).  Bake at 400 F about 35 minutes.