Traditional Bread

Directions

1. 1
   dissolve yeast in the half cup warm water.
2. 2
   stir in the other water,sugar,salt,shortning and 3 1/2cups flour,beat until smooth
3. 3
   mix in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle, turn dough onto lightly floured board,knead until smooth & elastic about 10 minutes
4. 4
   place in greased bowl,turn greased side up,cover let rise in warm place until double about 1 hour,dough is ready if impression remains
5. 5
   punch down dough divide in half,roll each half into rectangles 18x9 roll up begining at short side.with side of hand press each end to seal.
6. 6
   fold ends under loaf,press seam side down in greased koaf pan,brush loaves lightly with butter
7. 7
   let rise until double about an hour.
8. 8
   preheat oven to 350F bake 25 to 30 minutes until deep golden brown and sound hollow when tapped
9. 9
   remove from pans,brush lightley with butter cool on wire rack,