Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread

Miz Helen's Kitchen

Ingredients

2 packages of instant yeast or 2 cakes of yeast

1 cup milk, scalded and cooled to lukewarm

1 1/2 cups water

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup shortening

1/4 cup butter

6 cups flour

Additional melted butter for the baked top

Directions

Scald the milk and let it cool to room temperature

Proof the yeast in a teaspoon of sugar and 1/2 cup warm water

Add the yeast to the warm milk and 1 cup warm water stir in the remainder sugar, butter and 4 cups of the flour. Beat well.

Add the remainder of the flour and mix well

(If you are as short as I am this is where you get your stool to stand on )

Turn on on floured surface and knead for 6 to 8 minutes place in a well greased bowl, cover and let raise in a warm place until double in size. Punch down and divide into two loaves and place into two 5X9 loaf pans.

Let rise to the top of the pan.

Bake 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until done. Brush tops with melted butter

Let Cool (if you can) before slicing