Bread Homemade, (white or wheat)

By lknowles

from great grandma Minnie Rodewald, to her daughter in law -Mae Rodewald

Ingredients

• 2 Pkg Yeast
• 1/2 Cup warm water
• 2 Cups Shortening
• 2 Cups Hot water, if you use non-fat milk just use 3 cups of milk
• 1 Cups Milk
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 1 Tbsp Salt
• Flour enough to thicken about 6 Cups.

Details

Servings 2

Preparation

Step 1

Melt shortening in hot water and as soon as it melts add milk.
If you use oil and non-fat milk heat to warm temperature.
Add sugar and salt stir well.
Add yeast to warm water and stir to melt. add to wet ingredients
Put flour in a large bowl make a hole in center. slowly stir in the wet ingredients until it thickens
Let raise in warm place until it doubles (proofs)
On a floured dusted board make loafs and put into loaf pans, let stand until it doubles again.
Bake @ 350 degrees for about an hour.