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Bread (Master Recipe)
1 Cake compressed yeast 1 tb Melted shortening OR 1/2 cake dry yeast 1 1/2 c Lukewarm water 1 tb Sugar 5 To 5 1/4 cups flour 1 1/2 ts Salt Soften yeast in water. Add sugar, salt, a...
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Ingredients2 items
Ingredients
- 1cake compressed yeast 1 tb melted shortening
- 11/2 ts salt
Directions
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1 Cake compressed yeast 1 tb Melted shortening OR 1/2 cake dry yeast 1 1/2 c Lukewarm water 1 tb Sugar 5 To 5 1/4 cups flour 1 1/2 ts Salt S
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Add sugar, salt, and shortening
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Add flour gradually, beating thoroughly after each addition until the dough is just stiff enough to knead
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Turn onto lightly floured board
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Knead until dough is smooth and elastic
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Cover with a warm, damp cloth
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Set in warm place and allow to double in bulk
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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