Grandmas White Bread

This is my Grandmas bread recipe which she gave to my mom. Growing up my mom always made this and it makes your house smell so good.

My hubby doesn't as for much but there are 2 things that he insists on. My moms bread and my moms cinnamon rolls (no pressure there right?) So needless to say the cinnamon rolls will be posted soon too. There is nothing better than warm bread just out of the oven with some fresh jam right?

Lets get started then.

The ingredients are your basics, scalded milk, shortening, honey (or sugar), salt, yeast, flour, and instant potatoes. I know the potatoes aren't exactly basic but they are what makes this recipe as good as it is.

Start by scalding your milk. Just put it in the microwave for 2-3 minutes you want it super hot. Pour that into your mixing bowl with the shortnening, honey and salt and cool to luke warm. You don't want it to hot or it will kill the yeast.

Once cooled add the yeast and instant potatoes. Beat in 4 cups of flour then add 3-4 cups more.

You want it soft but not sticking to the bowl. Knead in the flour until it is all mixed in.

Cover and let it rest about 10 minutes, then knead it again just a little longer.

Cover and let it rise until double in size.

 Split the dough and put into sprayed loaf pans

Let it rise until double.

Bake 375 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Take out of pans and brush with butter.

Don't they look delicious. 

I hope you enjoy this as much as my family does.

Here is one secret. A few of us in our family love bread and milk and this is the bread to do it with. Break up a slice of bread into a bowl pour some milk over it and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar or nutmeg. It is so good. My husband and brother in law think it's weird, and it might be, but it is oh so good.

Grandmas White Bread 

2 cups scalded milk

3-4 Tbsp shortening

3 Tbsp honey  (or sugar)

1 Tbsp salt.

4 Tbsp instant potatoes

1/2 - 3/4 Tbsp yeast

Add shortening,sugar,and salt to scaled milk and cool to luke warm

Add yeast and instant potatoes.

Beat in 4 cups of flour then add 3-4 cups more.

Cover and let rest 10-15 minutes. Knead and let rise until double.

Split dough and put into loaf pans. Let rise until double in size.

Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown. Take out of pans and brush with butter.

Eat and enjoy because you did a great job!

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