White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. dried yeast
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 c. warm water
2 c. scalded milk
7 large tsp. shortening
10 to 12 c. flour
1 1/2 c. cold water
1 Tbsp. salt (if desired)

Preparation

Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water.
To milk, shortening and 1 1/2 cups cold water, add gradually 10 to 12 cups flour. After mixing about 3 cups flour to water mixture, add yeast mixture.
Continue adding flour, until easy to knead and doesn't stick to board, about 10 to 15 minutes.
Knead until indentations spring back.
Grease top.
Let rise until double in bulk.
Rise in a warm place.
If oven is cool, set a pan of boiling water in bottom of oven.
Punch down and shape into loaves or rolls.
Let rise until double in bulk.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 35 or 40 minutes. Remove from pans immediately.
Butter tops, if desired, while warm.
Makes 4 loaves.