Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1 , .25 ounce
• 0.25 cups warm water , 110 degrees F/45 degrees C
• 6 cups bread flour
• cooking spray

Instructions

1. 1 Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until it bubbles. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, salt, and shortening. Cool to lukewarm.
2. 2 While milk mixture is cooling, dissolve yeast in warm water and let stand until creamy, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Combine cooled milk mixture with yeast mixture in a large mixing bowl. Stir in 2 cups flour, then add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, to make a moderately stiff dough.
4. 4 Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl and turn to coat. Cover the bowl with a damp towel and let dough rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour 20 minutes.
5. 5 Lightly grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
6. 6 Punch down dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into 2 balls, cover, and let rest for 10 minutes. Shape dough into 2 loaves and place into the prepared pans; let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
7. 7 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
8. 8 Bake loaves in the preheated oven until the tops are golden and loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom, about 35 minutes.

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