White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 yeast cakes
2 pkg. dry yeast
1/4 c. lukewarm water
1 qt. scalded milk
1/2 c. shortening
2 Tbsp. salt
1/2 c. sugar
11 c. sifted flour

Preparation

Soften yeast in lukewarm water.
Place milk, shortening, salt and sugar in large mixing bowl and wait until it is lukewarm.
Then add softened yeast mixture.
Stir until well mixed.
Add 4 cups sifted flour and stir until thoroughly mixed.
Cover with clean cloth and place in fairly warm place.
Let rise for about 30 minutes.
Then remove cloth, add remaining flour and mix well. Turn dough onto floured board and knead until satiny smooth, about 10 minutes.
Round dough into smooth ball and place in a larger bowl.
Cover with clean cloth and place in warm spot away from drafts.
Allow to rise until double in bulk, about 2 hours.
Punch dough down and cut in half, then each portion half again.
Mold into loaves and place each loaf into greased bread pan.
Cover with a clean cloth and let loaves rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
Bake loaves 1 hour at 375\u00b0 for about 15 minutes at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Turn off and heat for the last 15 minutes.