Mother`s Italian Bread

I am not Italian, at least I don`t think so, but here is a bread recipe that is good.

Mother`s Italian Bread
Mrs. F. E. Haas

1 1/4 cups luke warm water
1 package yeast
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon sugar
1 Tablespoon shortening
3 to 3 1/4 cups flour

Dissolve yeast in water and add salt, sugar, shortening and 1/2 the flour. Beat with mixer and add rest of flour. Place dough in a greased the top of dough. Let rise 1 hours. Roll to 15-inch x 15-inch roll. Taper ends. Make diangonal cuts in loaf. Brush with water and let rise 1 hour. Brush with water again and bake 35 to 40 minutes at 375 degrees.


This recipe is copied exactly from the Kansan`s Silver Spoon Cookbook.
The recipe means to roll the dough out to 15 x 15-inch , then roll up as like a jelly-roll, then brush with water.