White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 c. flour
1 pkg. yeast
2 1/4 c. milk
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. shortening
2 tsp. salt

Preparation

In a large mixer bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups of the flour and the yeast.
In a saucepan, heat milk, sugar, shortening and salt just until warm and shortening is almost melted; stir constantly.
Add to flour mixture.
Beat at low speed of electric mixer 1/2 minute, scraping sides of bowl.
Beat 3 minutes at high speed.
Stir in remaining flour as you can mix in with a spoon.
Turn out onto lightly floured surface.
Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes).
Shape into a ball.
Place in a greased bowl; turn once. Cover; let rise in a warm place until double in size.
Punch down; turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
Divide dough in half.
Shape each half of dough into a loaf by patting and rolling.
Place in two lightly greased loaf pans.
Brush loaves with melted butter.
Cover; let rise in a warm place until nearly double in size.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.