Yeast Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. milk
1 cake compressed yeast
2 c. water
3 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. salt
2 Tbsp. shortening
12 c. flour

Preparation

Scald milk; cool to lukewarm.
Soften yeast in a small amount of the water.
Add yeast and remaining water to the cooled milk. Add sugar, salt and shortening.
Add flour and mix thoroughly. Knead dough on a floured board.
Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place until dough will retain impression of a finger.
Punch gas from dough by plunging fist into center of dough.
Fold over edges and turn upside-down. Cover and let rise in warm place until dough is half again as its original side.
Remove to floured board and flatten out.
Divide into 4 pieces; mold into balls.
Allow to stand closely covered for 15 minutes.
Shape into loaves.
Place in greased bread pans and cover.
Allow to stand until dough fills the pan and the center is well above top of pan.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for about 45 minutes.