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Grandma's White Bread Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 Tbl shortening
1 Tbl butter
2 ½ tsp salt
2 Tbl sugar
1 cup boiling water
1 package yeast (NOT quick rise)
6 cups flour
Directions:
Directions:
Dissolve yeast in ¼ cup warm water and set aside.

Combine shortening, butter, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add boiling water. Cool to lukewarm.

Add yeast and 3 cups flour. Mix thoroughly. Add 2 more cups flour and mix. Work in remaining cup flour until dough no longer sticks to bowl.

Turn onto floured board. Knead until smooth and elastic to the touch, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Return dough to bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

Punch down and let rise again until doubled, about 30 minutes.

Grease 2 loaf pans. Turn dough out onto floured surface and divide in half. Form into loaves and put into pans. Cover and let rise until nearly double, about 30 minutes.

Bake at 425º for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375º and bake another 30-35 minutes until done. Pan will sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.

Remove loaves from pans and cool.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Grandma never needed a recipe to make bread. She would pull out a big bowl and start throwing handfuls of ingredients into it. Of course, she never measured either, just eye-balled it or used her hand as a measure. Towards the end of the risings, she would divide the dough and add more stuff to some of it. By the time she finished, she had bread for sandwiches, rolls for dinner and cinnamon buns for breakfast. She was amazing.

 

 

 

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