White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. mashed potatoes
2 c. hot potato water
7 Tbsp. melted shortening
12 to 13 c. flour
2 pkg. dry yeast
7 Tbsp. sugar
2 c. scalded and cooled milk
2 Tbsp. salt

Preparation

Mix potatoes, water and shortening.
Cool to lukewarm.
Add sugar to yeast and mix with mixture.
Add the milk and enough flour to make a smooth batter.
Let set until doubled and bubbly (about 1 hour).
Then add salt and enough flour to make a stiff dough.
Knead well.
Place in a greased bowl; cover and let rise until doubled, then punch down and put in pans and let rise until double again.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 30 to 40 minutes.
Makes 5 loaves.