Gracie'S Easy Homemade Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. water
1 Tbsp. salt
2 pkg. yeast
1 tsp. sugar
3/4 c. warm water
1 egg
7 to 8 c. flour

Preparation

Warm sugar, shortening, 2 cups water and salt in microwave until shortening is dissolved and let cool.
Combine yeast, sugar and 3/4 cup warm water.
Let rise for 10 minutes.
Mix all ingredients together with egg.
Add 1 cup at a time
the flour, 7 to 8 cups flour in all.
Grease same bowl and let rise until doubled.
Punch down dough and make into bread or rolls and let rise once again.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until brown.