LettieS French Bread

Ingredients

• 8 c flour bread flour is best
• 2 pkg dry yeast
• 3 Tbsp Crisco
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 3 tsp salt
• 3 c warm water

Directions

1. Mix all
2. the
3. ingredients together in large pan
4. Knead until smooth and elastic about 5 minutes
5. Let rise for 1 12 hours in warm
6. place covered
7. then punch and work down every 15 minutes six timesDivide dough into 3 portions and shape into loaves Put
8. in greased pans or cookie sheet
9. Cover and let rise again Bake
10. at
11. 350
12. for 35 to 45 minutes or until done