WHITE BREAD
Source of Recipe
Mom
Recipe Introduction
Preheat oven 350F. Baking Time: 1/2 hour. Makes 2 loaves.
List of Ingredients
- 1/2 cup lukewarm water
- 1 cake yeast
- 2 cup scaled milk
- 2 1/2 TBS. sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 1/2 TBS. shortening
- 6 1/2 cup flour
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in 1 cup lukewarm water and add 1 tsp. sugar. Let stand 10 minutes. To lukewarm milk add remaining sugar and salt. Add dissolved yeast to milk mixture.
- Next, add flour and shortening. Mix well and turn out on a floured board. Knead dough until it becomes elastic and does not stick to board. Place in a greased bowl, cover, allow to rise until double in bulk.
- Punch down. Cover. Allow to rise a second time until double in bulk in bowl.
- Remove from bowl, punch down and cut into 2 equal halves.
- Shape into loaves and allow to stand 20 minutes. Cover with a floured towel. Then flatten out each loaf and re-shape loaves.
- Place in greased pans and allow to rise until double in size or until, when pressed with a finger impression does not disappear. Bake.
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