White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. dry yeast, dissolved in 3/4 c. warm water
2 2/3 c. warm water
1/4 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
3 Tbsp. shortening
9 to 10 c. flour

Preparation

Add together the yeast mixture, water, sugar, salt and shortening; add 5 cups flour to make dough pasty.
Add enough of the remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
Knead until smooth and elastic.
Cover; raise until double.
Punch dough down and raise again.
Make loaf and place seam down.
Bake at 425\u00b0 for 30 to 35 minutes (should sound hollow when done).