White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. cold water
1 1/2 stick butter
3/4 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. salt
2 c. boiling water
1 c. instant potato flakes
3 pkg. dry yeast
flour

Preparation

Combine all ingredients except flour and yeast in a large pan. Stir until lukewarm.
Add yeast and about 4 cups flour.
Mix with electric mixer at least 5 minutes.
Add more flour if mixer can handle it.
Stir in about 1/2 cup of flour at a time until dough is smooth and elastic.
Cover with a wet towel until double in bulk.
Shape into 4 loaves.
Place in greased bread pans.
Cover. When pan feels light, bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 50 minutes.
Brush bread with margarine.