Grandma's Homemade Bread

Grandma's Homemade Bread
from the kitchen of M. Cloward

Scald2 cups milk 1/4 cup shortening ADD 4 tsp salt1/4 cup sugar

Let mixture cool.

Mix together in a medium bowl1 tsp sugar2 packages yeast1 cup warm water

Set aside for 10 minutes to activate yeast.

Mix milk mixture and yeast mixture in a large bowl.

Add 2 cups of flour and beat mixture 200 strokes.

Slowly add 4 to 5 cups of flour, mixing after each new addition.

Let dough rest 10 minutes

Knead dough for 10 minutes

Let dough double in size

Punch down and let it rise again.

Punch all the air out and form two loaves of bread. Place the loaves into buttered bread pans. If desired, butter the tops of loaves. Let the dough rise again.

Bake at 400 for about 25 minutes.Here are some of Alyssa's tips:

Alyssa's Tips:
To speed up step 2, you can put the bowl on ice
In step 7, I add closer to 4 cups of flour
You can always use your Kitchenaid dough hook to do the kneading for you. . .

From: Alyssa Chadwick, her grandma's recipe