White Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Dissolve yeast into 3/4 cup warm water.
2. 2
   Stir in 2 2/3 cups warm water, sugar, salt, shortening and 5 cups of the flour.
3. 3
   Beat until smooth.
4. 4
   Mix in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
5. 5
   Turn dough onto lightly floured board, knead until smooth and elastic.
6. 6
   Cover.
7. 7
   Let rise in warm place until double, about 1 hour.
8. 8
   (Dough is ready if impression remains.)