Traditional White Bread

I preheated the oven to 425 degrees. I then activated my yeast in warm water with sugar. I let that sit for 5 minutes. Once that had bubbles in it I placed it into the mixer and mixed in lard, salt, and flour until they were all mixed together. I then put on the bread hook and kneaded it for about 8 minutes, until it was elastic.

When that was done I placed it into a greased bowl, and covered it with a damp cloth and let it rise. I then punched the dough and placed it into a lightly floured surface, split it into two, and placed it into 2 different greased loaf pans. We then covered them and let them rise a little bit more. And afterwards placed them into the oven for about 30 minutes making the dough turn into a nice golden brown. We then pulled it out of the oven and let it cool.

I really liked this bread recipe. The crust was a nice golden brown, and it wasn't too hard. It was nice and crisp. The inside was moist, and soft. I will be making this again.