Loaf Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cake yeast
1/4 c. lukewarm water
2 c. milk
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. shortening
6 c. sifted enriched flour
4 Tbsp. wheat germ

Preparation

Soften yeast in lukewarm water.
Scald milk; cool to lukewarm. Add sugar, salt and 2 cups flour; mix thoroughly.
Stir in softened yeast, then melted shortening.
Add remaining flour and wheat germ to form soft dough.
Turn out on lightly floured board; knead until dough is smooth and satiny (about 8 minutes).
Form into smooth ball; place in lightly greased bowl.
Cover; let rise in warm place (80\u00b0 to 85\u00b0) until doubled in bulk.
Punch down; let rise again. When light, punch down and divide into equal portions.
Shape each into ball.
Cover well; let rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
Shape into loaves; place in greased pans.
Cover; let rise until doubled. Bake in moderately hot oven (400\u00b0 to 425\u00b0) for 45 minutes.
Yields two 1-pound loaves.