White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 pkg. dry yeast
5 c. water (lukewarm)
2 c. scalded milk
6 tsp. salt
6 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. lard (part butter)
24 c. flour

Preparation

Add yeast to one cup lukewarm water.
Let stand 10 minutes. Measure two cups of scalded milk and five cups of water into a large bowl.
Add salt, sugar and lard, then add yeast; stir.
Add flour a little at a time.
Stir.
When all flour has been added and mixed in.
Lay dough on floured board or table and knead into a medium dough.
Let dough raise until doubled in bulk.
Knead down and let rise again.
Put out on floured board.
Shape into loaves (1 1/2 pound dough).
Fork top for air holes.
Let rise.
Bake at 375\u00b0 about 25 to 30 minutes.
Take out of pans.
Cover with wax paper and cover with towel until cool.
Makes 6 to 8 loaves.