Candy Cane Cafe White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. dry yeast
5 lb. flour
1/2 to 1 c. sugar
5 tsp. salt
2 c. shortening

Preparation

Put yeast in 2 cups warm water and set aside.
Put 5 pounds flour in a large container.
Mix in sugar and salt.
Add shortening and mix well until it feels like corn meal, no chunks of shortening.
Throw a pinch of sugar and flour into yeast mixture.
Add 4 cups water to flour mixture; add the yeast water too.
Mix well, cover and let rise overnight.