Yeast Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. milk
1 yeast cake
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
4 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 Tbsp. shortening

Preparation

Scald
and measure the milk.
Add the yeast cake, sugar and salt;
mix thoroughly.
Add about 1/2 the flour, mix well. Add the
shortening
and
remaining
flour.
Knead
the dough quickly and
lightly, until it is smooth and elastic.
Grease lightly. Allow to rise in a warm place (80\u00b0) until doubled in bulk.\tThis will require about 2 hours.
Punch down.
Let rise about 45 minutes.
Mold into loaves and let rise about 1 hour. Bake at 380\u00b0 until done.