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Bread
1 yeast cake red star (dissolve in 1/4 cup lukewarm water)
2 eggs
7 cups of flour
2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons shortening (I used butter)
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Directions:
- Pour boiling water over sugar, salt and shortening (let cool until lukewarm)
- Add yeast, beaten eggs and 4 cups of flour. Beat thoroughly.
- Add remaining 3 cups of flour, knead until flour is all worked in.
- Then place in greased bowl, cover, let raise until doubled.
- Divide into 3 loaves, knead each loaf.
- Put in greased loaf pan, let raise.
- Bake for 3/4 hour at 350 degrees.
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