Alma Todd'S Homemade Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 to 6 c. Pillsbury's Best bread flour
3 Tbsp. sugar
2 pkg. dry yeast
2 c. water
2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. oil or shortening

Preparation

Grease two 8 x 4-inch or 9 x 5-inch loaf pans.\tLightly spoon flour into\tmeasuring
cup; level off.
In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast; blend well.
In a small pan heat water and oil until very warm.
Add warm liquid to flour mixture.
Blend at low speed until moistened.
Beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
Stir
in
additional 2 1/2 to 3 cups flour, until dough
pulls cleanly away from sides of bowl.
On floured surface, knead
dough
about 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic with blisters under the surface.
Place dough in greased bowl;
cover
loosely
with plastic wrap and cloth towel.
Let rise
in warm place until light and doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.