White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. active dry yeast or 1 cake compressed yeast
1/4 c. water
2 c. milk, scalded
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. shortening
6 to 6 1/4 c. flour

Preparation

Soften active dry yeast in warm water (110\u00b0) or compressed yeast in lukewarm water (85\u00b0).
Combine hot water, sugar, salt and shortening.
Cool to lukewarm.
Stir in 2 cups flour; beat well and add the softened yeast.
Mix and add enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough.
Knead dough until smooth and satiny (about 8 to 10 minutes).
Shape into ball; place in lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface.
Cover and let rise in warm place until double (about 1 1/2 hours).