Grandma'S Overnight Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. warm water
1 1/4 tsp. dry yeast
1/3 c. shortening, melted
9 or 10 c. flour
2 eggs
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. salt

Preparation

About 6:00 P.M., make bread dough.
Combine water, yeast, shortening, eggs, sugar and salt.
Gradually stir in flour to make a stiff dough.
Knead 8 to 10 minutes.
Cover and let stand at room temperature for 2 hours.
Punch down.
Let rise 1 hour. Punch down and let rise again.