Light Bread
The original name of this bread is Shug Geter's light Bread. It was one of several recipes in a 1973 story featuring Shung Geter, of Georgia, and her best recipes. Lillian R. Arnold, of Oregon, remembers it and sent it in, saying the bread is a "a delicious, melt-in-your-mouth, light bread so far surpassed by none." This basic yeast bread recipe can also be made into dinner rolls.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup shortening
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2 teaspoons salt
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1 cup warm milk (105 degree F to 115 degree F)
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2 beaten eggs
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2 packages active dry yeast
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1 cup warm water (105 degree F to 115 degree F)
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6-1/4 to 6-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
Directions
1.
In a large mixing bowl place sugar, shortening, and salt. Add warm milk and stir to soften shortening; cool. Beat in eggs. Soften yeast in the warm water; stir into shortening mixture.
2.
Add 4 cups of the flour. Using a wooden spoon, beat until smooth. Stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
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Shape into balls. Turn out onto floured surface. Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough that is smooth and elastic (8 to 10 minutes total). Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease surface of dough. Cover; let rise in warm place until double in size (about 1-1/4 hours).
4.
Punch dough down.* Grease two 9x5x3-inch or three 8x4x2-inch loaf pans. Divide dough into halves or thirds. Cover; let rest 10 minutes. Shape dough into loaves. Place in prepared pans. Let rise in warm place until double in size (45 to 60 minutes).
5.
Bake in a 375 degree F oven about 23 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when lightly tapped. If necessary, cover with foil the last 5 to 10 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning. Immediately remove from pans. Cool on wire racks. Makes 2 or 3 loaves (32 servings).
For pan rolls
Prepare as directed to asterisk (*). Shape dough into 36 rolls. Place in 2 greased 13x9x2-inch baking pans. Let rise in a warm place until double in size (45 to 60 minutes). Bake in a 37 degree F oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 36 rolls.
Nutrition information
Calories 132, Total Fat 4 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 14 mg, Sodium 142 mg, Carbohydrate 21 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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