French Onion Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. active dry yeast
4 Tbsp. sugar
1 envelope instant dry onion soup mix
3 Tbsp. shortening
2 1/4 c. warm water
5 to 6 c. flour

Preparation

Mix yeast, sugar and 2 cups flour.
Mix one of the cups of water heated to hot with soup mix.
Let stand until cool; add rest of water.
Stir in the shortening until melted.
Add to this the flour mixture.
Beat 2 minutes, adding gradually about 3 1/2 cups flour or until very stiff dough.
Knead until smooth.
Put in a greased bowl; turn to grease top.
Cover; let rise in warm place until double, about 30 minutes.