French Onion Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. dry yeast
1/2 c. warm water
2 Tbsp. shortening
1 1/2 c. hot water
3 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
6 to 7 c. flour

Preparation

Soften yeast in the warm water.
In a large bowl, combine shortening and hot water.
Add the sugar, salt and soup mix and stir well.
Add yeast mixture.
Gradually add the flour to make a stiff dough.
Knead on a floured board until smooth and elastic. Let rise in a warm place until double in bulk.
Punch down and let rise again 1/2 hour.
Shape in 2 loaves; it makes nice round ones in 8-inch cake pans.
Let rise until light and bake 35 to 40 minutes at 375\u00b0.