White bread

White bread

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 1/2 c
• salt - 1 Tbsp
• flour - 7 9
• Crisco - 2/3 c
• warm water - 1/2 c
• egg, beaten - 1 item
• yeast - 2 pkg
• scalded milk - 2 c

How to make white bread:

Scald milk; add Crisco, sugar and salt. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve yeast in warm water in large bowl. Add milk mixture and egg; add enough flour to make soft dough. Beat with mixer until dough looks elastic. By hand, add enough flour to make stiff dough. Knead until smooth. Put in greased bowl; turn and grease top. With kitchen fork, punch 8 holes in the dough. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 2 hours. Shape dough into 3 loaves. Brush tops with melted butter. Cover and let rise until doubled. Bake at 350° for about 30 minutes.

Recipe categories: Breads, Grains, Yeast breads.