Becca's Bread

When we lived in New Jersey, we had a wonderful friend who taught her daughter to bake bread and sell it weekly.  It was a so good.

5 c. warm water
6 T. sugar or ¼ c. honey
2 Tbsp. dry yeast
1 ½ T. salt
2/3 c. shortening, melted
3 + c. flour

Dissolve yeast into warm water. Add remaining ingredients, knead, adding more flour as needed. Turn out into greased bowl to rise for an hour or until double in size. Put into prepared loaf pans or baking sheets (depending on what type of loaf you want). Let rise for 30-45 minutes or until double in size. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 30 minutes.

Remove from pans onto cooling rack, brush tops with shortening or butter.