White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. milk
6 Tbsp. sugar
4 tsp. salt
6 Tbsp. margarine or Crisco
3 c. warm water
2 pkg. or cakes yeast (active dry or compressed)
11 c. flour (about)

Preparation

Scald milk; stir in sugar, salt and margarine.
Cool to lukewarm.
Measure warm water into a large bowl.
Sprinkle or crumble in yeast; stir until dissolved.
Add lukewarm milk mixture and 3 cups flour; beat until smooth.
Add enough additional flour to make a soft dough.
Turn out onto lightly floured board.
Knead until smooth and elastic.
Form into a smooth ball.
Place in a greased bowl turning to grease top.
Cover; let rise in a warm place free from draft, until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.