Phipps Foolproof White Bread

Name: Phipps Foolproof White Bread
Ingredients: 1 pkg. active dry or 1 cake compressed yeast, or 6 tsp. dry yeast from can; 1/4 c. water (lukewarm); 2 c. milk, scalded; 3 Tbsp. sugar (brown or white); 2 tsp. salt; 1 Tbsp. shortening Cookeen; 6 1/2 to 6 3/4 c. sifted flour

7 ingredients

16 steps

Ingredients

1 pkg. active dry or 1 cake compressed yeast, or 6 tsp. dry yeast from can
1/4 c. water (lukewarm)
2 c. milk, scalded
3 Tbsp. sugar (brown or white)
2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. shortening Cookeen
6 1/2 to 6 3/4 c. sifted flour

Directions

1

Soften yeast in lukewarm water.
2

Combine milk, sugar, salt and shortening.
3

Cool to lukewarm.
4

Add 2 cups flour and stir well. Add softened yeast and stir well.
5

Add sufficient flour to make moderately stiff dough.
6

Turn out on highly floured board or smooth surface; knead until smooth and shiny (about 8 minutes). Shape into ball.
7

Place in heavily greased bowl.
8

Turn once to grease upper surface.
9

Cover with dampened, clean kitchen towel. Let rise in warm place until double in bulk (about 1 1/2 hours). Punch down.
10

Let rise again until double (about 45 minutes). Divide into 2 parts.
11

Shape each into smooth ball; let rest 10 minutes.
12

Shape into loaves.
13

Place in 2 heavily greased loaf pans (9 x 5 x 3-inches).
14

Let rise until double (about 1 hour).
15

Bake in hot 400° oven about 50 minutes.
16

Yield: 2 large loaves, which keep well.