Homemade Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. dry yeast (Red Star)
1/4 c. warm water
2 c. whole milk, scalded
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. shortening
6 1/2 to 6 3/4 c. flour

Preparation

Soften yeast in warm water.
Combine milk, sugar, salt and shortening.
Add 2 cups flour; stir well.
Now add softened yeast. Add rest of flour until stiff.
Knead 8 minutes; let rise until double in large greased bowl, about 1 1/2 hours.
Keep top of bread greased, then punch down; let rise again until double, about 45 minutes.
Divide into 2 equal parts; shape into loaves.
Let rise again until doubled.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven until done, approximately 30 minutes.