White Bread

1. 1

   Dissolve yeast in 3/4 cup warm water, then add rest of water, sugar, salt and shortening.

2. 2

   Beat in flour, one cup at a time, until smooth,

3. 3

   Knead the remaining flour in on a hard, flour-covered board.

4. 4

   Knead until smooth and elastic, not sticky. Place in greased bowl and let rise until doubled in size.

5. 5

   Punch down and let rest 10 minutes.

6. 6

   Divide into 2 loaves and place in greased bread pans.

7. 7

   Let rise to double size again.

8. 8

   Bake at 425u00b0 until light brown, approximately 30 minutes, until bread sounds hollow when tapped on.

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