Favorite Light Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. whole milk
1 c. water
3 Tbsp. shortening
1 Tbsp. salt
2 envelopes dry yeast
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 c. luke warm water
8 c. sifted all-purpose flour

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Scald (don't boil) milk and water; pour over shortening and salt.
Cool to lukewarm.
In a separate bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in lukewarm water.
Add to mixture.
Add 4 cups flour and beat well.
Add remaining flour.
The mixture should not be too sticky.
If so, add a little more flour.
Cover and let rise to doubled size.
Turn onto board and knead.
Make 3 large loaves or 5 small loaves.
Put into loaf pans and let rise to double size.
Then bake at 350\u00b0 until top is brown.
When cool, slice and butter slices.
May wrap with foil and freeze.
Reheat when desired.
For a whole wheat bread, use 1/2 of flour whole wheat.