Katie'S Plain Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. yeast
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
2 c. very warm water
2 Tbsp. shortening
5 1/2 to 6 c. flour

Preparation

Mix all
but flour.
Add 5 cups flour and mix with hook or knead
in
more
flour
until you have soft, elastic dough. Let rise
until
big, 30 minutes.
Knock down, shape into loaf pans or into
French
bread shapes.
Brush French bread types with beaten egg
before last rising.
Bake until almost done, take out
and cool.
Reheat for 10 minutes in 400\u00b0 for crusty French loaves.