Basic White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp. salt
2 pkg. yeast
1 c. hot milk
1 c. warm water
6 to 6 1/2 c. flour
1 c. warm water

Preparation

Place shortening, sugar and salt in mixing bowl.
Add hot milk and stir to soften shortening.
Let cool.
Beat in eggs.
Soften yeast in the warm water; add to shortening mixture.
Add 4 cups of flour.
Beat smooth.
Add enough of rest of flour to make soft dough; knead 8 to 10 minutes.
Place in a greased bowl.
Turn over once so top of dough is greased.
Cover with cloth and let rise until double (approximately 1 1/4 hours).
Punch down and let rest 10 minutes.
Shape into loaves and place into greased pans.
Let rise again (about 1 hour).
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 25 or 30 minutes. Remove from pans immediately and let cool.