One Loaf Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. dry yeast
1/4 c. warm water
2 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. sugar
1 c. hot water
3 1/2 c. bread flour
1 Tbsp. Crisco
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in warm water with 1 teaspoon sugar.
Let stand 10 minutes.
Add shortening, salt and 2 tablespoons sugar to the hot water.
Let cool and mix with the yeast mixture.
Add flour. Knead to make a compact soft ball.
Cover and let rise until double (about 1 hour).
Work down and let rise until double again.
Work down again and make into loaf.
Let rise until double.
Put in a 300\u00b0 oven and bake for 1 hour.