Recipe - Bread (Master Recipe)

1 Cake compressed yeast
OR One half cake dry yeast
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 One half teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Melted shortening
1 One half cup Lukewarm water
5 To 5 One fourth cups flour

Soften yeast in water. Add sugar, salt, and shortening. Add flour
gradually, beating thoroughly after each addition until the dough is just
stiff enough to knead. Turn onto lightly floured board. Knead until dough
is smooth and elastic. Cover with a warm, damp cloth. Set in warm place
and allow to double in bulk. (If dry yeast is used allow dough to rise
overnight in warm place.) Work down, cover with a warm, damp cloth, and
allow dough to again double in bulk. Work down lightly. Form into loaves.
Place in welloiled pans. Again cover with a warm, damp cloth. Set in a
warm place, cover, and let rise until double in bulk. Bake in hot oven (450
F) for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat slightly and continue baking (410 425
F) for the remainder of the time. Total baking time 4045 minutes. From 4
4 One half hours are required for the entire process. 2 medium sized loaves. The
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