Blanche Kammerer

Ingredients

• one pint of milk scalded
• two tablespoons of shorten- ing
• one pint of warm water
• half cup of water
• one level tablespoon of salt
• one yeast cake dissolved in half cup of water
• salt

Directions

1. WHITE BREAD— One pint of milk scalded, to which add one level tablespoon of salt, two of sugar and two tablespoons of shorten- ing; set aside until lukewarm, then add one pint of warm water and one yeast cake dissolved in half cup of water. Put flour in bread pan, add liquid, make a soft sponge and set in warm place to raise. When full of bubbles, add enough flour to make stiff dough, turn out on floured board and knead well. Let raise until double its bulk, shape in loaves and let raise again until light and bake in a moderate oven one hour.