This easy to make homemade white bread recipe is just like grandma used to make! Your whole family will love it!
Ingredients
- 2 T. dry yeast
- 2/3 c. dry milk
- 3/4 c sugar
- 1 T. salt
- 4 c flour
- 2 qt very hot water
- 2 eggs
- 1 c shortening
- 8-9 + c flour
Instructions
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Combine yeast, dry milk, sugar, salt and 4 c flour.
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Mix so that yeast is coated.
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Add hot water and mix.
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Add eggs and shortening.
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Mix together well.
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Let is set for 20 mins to sponge, covered.
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Add 8-9 c additional flour. Knead well.
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Let rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
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Mold into loaves and put in pans to rise until they reach the top of the pans.
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Bake 350 for 45 minutes.
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Butter tops of loaves when done.
If you’re looking for homemade bread recipes with yeast, this is the one! Make sure your yeast is fresh, old yeast will kill your rise. When my mom was teaching me to make bread, she stressed the importance of letting your yeast rise long enough.
