Country White Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups hot water
• 1 cup powdered milk (instant)
• 2 cups cold water
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 2/3 cup mashed potatoes (i use instant ,or you can sub with 1 egg if you'd rather)
• 10 -12 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 stir milk powder and hot water together till well mixed.
• 2 add cold water and now it should be cool enough for yeast, add yeast.
• 3 then add sugar, salt, shortening, and potatoes one at a time.
• 4 add flour 2 cups at a time till you get a soft but not sticky dough (you may not need all the flour).
• 5 mix well or knead for about 5 minutes or till elastic.
• 6 place in a bowl that has been lightly sprayed with pan spray and cover with a towel and let rise 1-1/2 hrs or till doubled.
• 7 punch down let rise 1 hours.
• 8 punch down and divide into 4 loaves or bread bowls or whatever.
• 9 place in greased pans or on a greased cookie sheet.
• 10 let rise 1/2 hr and bakein 325 oven for 30 min or till bottom sounds hollow when thumped.
• 11 for raisin bread add 1 cup of raisins mixed with 1-2 t cinnamon per loaf, it makes great toast! my mother always "plumped" the raisins by soaking them or boiling them for a few minutes first.