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tablespoon salt

tablespoons shortening

packages regular or quick active dry yeast

cups very warm water (120º to 130º)

Margarine or butter -- melted

1/4

Mix 3 1/2 cups of the flour, the sugar, salt, shortening and yeast in

large bowl. Add warm water. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1

minute, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in enough remaining flour, 1 cup at

a time, to make dough easy to handle.

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead about 10 minutes or until

smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl and turn greased side up. Cover

and let rise in warm place 40 to 60 minutes or until double. Dough is

ready if indentation remains when touched.

Grease bottoms and sides of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 2 1/2 or 9 × 5 ×

inches, with shortening.

Punch down dough and divide in half. Flatten each half with hands or

rolling pin into rectangle, 18 × 9 inches, on lightly floured surface.

Roll dough up tightly, beginning at 9-inch side, to form a loaf. Press

with thumbs to seal after each turn. Pinch edge of dough into roll to

seal. Press each end with side of hand to seal. Fold ends under loaf.

Place seam side down in pan. Brush loaves lightly with margarine. Cover

and let rise in warm place 35 to 50 minutes or until double.

Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of

oven. Heat oven to 425º.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until loaves are deep golden brown and sound

hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to wire rack. Brush loaves with

margarine; cool.

loaves, 16 slices each

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Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an

approved Betty Crocker® Recipe.

Yield:

2 Loaves"

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Per serving: 98 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (9% calories from fat); 3g

Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 201mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : *If using self-rising flour, omit salt.

Cinnamon-Raisin Bread: Stir in 1 cup raisins with the second

addition of flour. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons ground

cinnamon. After rolling dough into rectangles, sprinkle each with

tablespoon water and half of the sugar mixture.

Fresh Herb Bread: Stir in 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives, 2

tablespoons chopped fresh sage leaves and 2 tablespoons chopped

fresh thyme leaves just before the second addition of flour.

Do you need to use less salt in your diet? If so, decrease sugar

to 2 tablespoons and salt to 1 teaspoon. Substitute vegetable oil

for the shortening. Each rising time will be 10 to 15 minutes

shorter.

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