Homemade Bread – Kenna Christensen

Homemade Bread – Kenna Christensen

5 cups warm water

2 Tlbs. yeast or 2 pkg. yeast

½ cup sugar

¼ cup liquid shortening

2 tea. salt

  

1. Dissolve yeast in about 1 cup warm water, add 1 Tlb. sugar and let yeast rise.

1. Add 4 more cups of the water and then mix all ingredients together in large mixing bowl. 

1. Add enough flour to make soft dough, about 7 cups. Knead or mix with bread mixer.

1. Let rise until double in bulk. Knead down and let rise again to double in bulk.

1. Put in 4 loaf pans. Let rise to double again. Bake 375˚ for 15 minutes. Turn down heat to 350˚ for 30 minutes.