Rich Egg Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
3 cups milk, lukewarm
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup warm water
1/2 cup sugar
4 eggs
12 cups all-purpose flour

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in milk, sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and 6 cups flour. Beat until smooth; mix in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
Turn dough onto floured board; knead until smooth and elastic.
Place in greased bowl, greased side up. Cover, let rise 2 hours.
Punch dough down; divide into 4 equal pieces.
Shape into loaves and place in greased loaf pans.
Cover, let rise again about 1 hour.
Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until golden brown.