Yeast Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. yeast
1/2 c. warm water
1 3/4 c. milk or potato water
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
2 Tbsp. shortening
4 1/2 plus c. flour

Preparation

Mix yeast and warm water until yeast dissolves.
Add 1 3/4 cups of milk (or potato water), sugar, salt and shortening.
Mix in flour until mixture leaves the side of the bowl.
Remove bread mixture to a floured surface and knead until it is elastic.
Put dough into a 3 or 4 quart greased bowl, cover and let the dough rise for 1 hour.
Punch dough down, cover and allow it to rise for 30 minutes more.