White Bread

White Bread
by: Ashley White

Ingredients:
2 12/ Cups Warm Water
1 1/2 TBSP Yeast
2 TBSP + 1 TSP Sugar
1 TBSP Salt
1/2 Cup Cooking Oil
6 1/2 Cups Flour

Directions:
In 1/2 cup warm wated, add 1 tsp sugar and all of yeast. Stir and let rise (about 5 minutes). In mixer add rest of water, sugar, salt and oil. while mixing and 1 1/2 cups flour. Then add the raised yeast. Continue adding the rest of the flour one cup at a time until dough isn't sticky. Blend for 5 minutes. Let rise in bowl until double or triple in size. (I cover the bowl with a damp cloth or plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray.) Once raised, knead bread with plams, not finders to get air out. (About 5 minutes) Make two dough loaves. Place in greased bread pans. Let loaves rise until about 1/2 inch above rim. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.