Basic Bread

7 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 pkg. dry yeast, dissolved in 3/4 c. warm water (not hot water) with sugar as directed on the pkg.
  • 2 c. lukewarm milk
  • 3 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. salt
  • 3 Tbsp. shortening
  • 8 c. flour (all-purpose or bread flour)
  • melted butter

Directions

  1. 1
    Dissolve yeast. Add milk, sugar, salt, shortening and half the flour.
  2. 2
    Mix until smooth.
  3. 3
    Mix in rest of the flour until dough is easy to handle. Knead on floured surface until smooth, 10 minutes should do it.
  4. 4
    Put in a greased bowl. Cover with dish towel and let it rise about 1 hour, until double.

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