Homemade White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tsp. yeast
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 c. warm water
1 1/2 c. warm water
6 to 6 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, divided
1/3 c. softened shortening
1 Tbsp. salt

Preparation

In a 4-quart mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar in 1/2 cup warm water.
Let mixture stand for 5 minutes, then add 1 1/2 cups warm water and 3 cups all-purpose flour.
Beat until smooth, about 100 strokes.
Cover; let rise 2 hours.