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Ingredients
| active dry yeast: 2.25 oz |
| water: 1/2 cup (warm) |
| granulated sugar: 1 tsp |
| 2% milk: 2 cups (scalded) |
| granulated sugar: 1/3 cup |
| multipurpose shortening: 1/3 cup |
| salt: 2 Tbl |
| water: 1 1/2 cups (cold) |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 5 cups |
| bread flour (unsifted): 5 cups |
| salted butter |
Elaine Jana's Sweepstakes White Bread
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
180 min -
Cook Time
45 min -
Servings
4 serving(s)
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- Proof yeast in 1/2 cup water with 1 teaspoon sugar.
- In large bowl add milk, sugar, shortening and salt.
- Add cold water to cool to lukewarm.
- Stir in yeast, 2 cups flour and 2 cups bread flour.
- Beat well until smooth. By hand, stir in enough flour to make a stiff dough.
- Turn onto floured surface and knead 10 minutes till dough is smooth.
- Place in greased bowl; cover with towel and let rise until doubled in size, 2 hours.
- Punch down dough and let rise 30 minutes; divide into 4 pieces.
- Shape into oblongs.
- Grease 4 loaf pans.
- Put loafs into pans and grease tops of loafs.
- Cover and let rise until doubled, about 60 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Bake 45 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped.
- Butter tops of loaves.