Grandma Moon's White Bread

Bread 7 ingredients 18 steps
Vegetarian Make-Ahead

Instructions

  1. Put flour, sugar, dry milk, salt, and shortening in a large bowl.

  2. Dissolve yeast cake in 1 cup of warm water.

  3. Add dissolved yeast to flour mixture.

  4. Mix together, then add 1 more cup of warm water.

  5. Beat with wooden spoon until well mixed and dough forms a shaggy mass.

  6. Pour out onto well-floured surface.

  7. Knead until smooth and elastic.

  8. Put into greased bowl.

  9. Turn to grease top.

  10. Cover and let rise until double in size.

  11. Punch down.

  12. Knead again.

  13. Form into loaves and put into pans.

  14. Cover and let rise until double in size again.

  15. Bake in 400° oven for 10 minutes.

  16. Turn oven to 350°.

  17. Continue baking bread for about another 50 minutes.

  18. Turn out loaves onto towel or cooling rack to cool.