Bundt Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. shortening
1 c. boiling water
1 c. warm water
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 pkg. yeast
2 well-beaten eggs
1/2 c. butter or margarine

Preparation

Cream together first 4 ingredients.
Let cool.
Mix together the next three ingredients and set aside.
When the sugar, salt, shortening and water mixture cools, add 2 cups of the flour and the eggs.
Stir well and add the yeast mixture.
Gradually add the other 4 cups of flour and stir well.
Cover and allow to rise 45 minutes.
Punch down at this point.
The dough may be refrigerated (well) covered, 1 or 2 days.