Plain Dough - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. active dry yeast or 1 cake yeast
1/4 c. water
1 c. scalded milk
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. shortening
1 tsp. salt
3 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 egg

Preparation

Soften yeast in warm water or cake yeast in lukewarm water. Add milk, sugar, shortening and salt in a large bowl.
Cool until lukewarm.
Add 1 cup flour; beat well.
Beat in yeast and egg. Gradually add remaining flour to form soft dough, beating well. Cover; let stand in warm place until double, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Turn out on floured surface; shape as desired.