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In a small bowl add:.
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1 cup warm water and one tsp sugar.
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Stir to dissolve.
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Sprinkle yeast over water, DO NOT STIR!
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Set aside.
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Next:.
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Scald Milk (thats when you bring milk to a boil and it rises or foams up and then take it off the heat immediately).
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Put scalded milk in a large bowl, add 1/3 cup sugar and stir.
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Add shortening and stir until almost completely melted.
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Then let this mixture cool.
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Add beaten egg to the yeast mixture (In a big bowl) and beat with beaters.
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Gradually add the flour.
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Eventually you will need to do this by hand as it will become increasingly more stiff.
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Transfer this mix to a floured board and begin to knead while adding in the extra cup of flour.
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This takes a bit of work but it will eventually form into a smooth ball.
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Put this into a greased stew pot to raise.
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Cover it with a towel in a warm area for two hours at least.
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When it is at the top or almost the top of the pot, it is ready.
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punch it, and let it rise again.
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Preheat oven to 350.
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Then pull out the dough and either divide it into two greased loaf pans or form small rolls and place them touching each other in a greased 10X13 pan.
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bake for 15-25 minutes.
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They are done when they are brown all over and hollow sounding on top.
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As an added touch butter the tops and cover with a towel when they are hot out of the oven.
