Homemade Bread
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1 package dry yeast
½ cup warm water
½ cup Crisco
½ cup sugar
1 egg
3 tsp salt
8 cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups waterRecipe
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Cream Crisco and sugar; combine with yeast. Add egg. Mix salt and flour together. Add flour mixture and water alternately to yeast mixture until the dough is not sticky. Cover with towel and put in warm place and let rise until doubled (3 to 4 hours). Punch down and knead; then form dough into small loaves on floured bord. Place in buttered loaf pans. Let rise again until doubled. Bake at 350° until brown (20-30 minutes). Remove from pans. Brush top with melted butter.
Makes 5 small or 3 medium loaves.