Homemade White Bread

The aroma this bread gives off while baking will bring in all the kids from outside plus some extras! Yummy!

Bread
1 cup warm water
1 T sugar
3 T dry yeast
Dissolve yeast in water with sugar. Set aside to rise.

4 cups warm water
6 T shortening (a large scoopful is usually good)
5 T sugar
1 T salt
6 cups bread flour

Add ingredients to large mixer. Add yeast mixture. Mix all ingredients together and add more bread flour to make a medium stiff dough, approximately 6 cups more. Knead about 5 minutes in mixer or 10 minutes by hand.

Put in large, covered bowl with lid (like the big red Tupperware bowl) that has been buttered or sprayed with cooking spray. Cover and let rise 5 minutes. Punch down and let rise another 5 minutes. Punch down and let rise another 5 minutes (yes, three sets of 5 minutes). Punch down and let rise 15 minutes. Punch down and let rise 30 minutes and then form into loaves.

Let rise in pans, covered with a towel, for 35 minutes. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Put melted butter on crust after baking.

This recipe makes 4-5 loaves. You can also put some in the refrigerator for a day or two and it then makes a great pizza crust!!