amish white bread

🥘 Ingredients

• • dry yeast
• • water
• • sugar
• • salt
• • shortening
• • all-purpose flour
• • butter

📝 Instructions

1. 1 dissolve yeast in 1 / 2 cup warm water
2. 2 in large bowl , combine sugar , salt , 2 cups water and shortening
3. 3 stir in yeast mixture
4. 4 gradually add flour to form a soft dough
5. 5 turn onto floured surface and knead until smooth
6. 6 place in a greased bowl and cover and let rise for about 2 hours
7. 7 punch down and divide into 2 portions and form loaves
8. 8 place in greased 9 x 5 loaf pans and prick tops with fork
9. 9 let rise until higher than pans
10. 10 bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes
11. 11 cool for ten minutes
12. 12 rub butter all over tops of loaves
13. 13 place pans on sides until loosened
14. 14 remove bread from pans and cool completely on racks