Home Made White Bread

There is nothing like the smell of bread baking in the oven and I don't know of one loaf left to cool long enough befor sliced and buttered and eaten.
Here is a tasty recipe I got from "Southern Sideboards"
1 pkg dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
3 teaspoons salt
8 cups flour
1 1/2 cup water

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Cream shortening and sugar; combine with yeast. Add egg. Mix salt and flour together. Add flour mixture and water alternately to yeast mixture until dough is not sticky. Cover with warm damp towel put in warm place and leave to rise until doubled (1 to 3 hours). Punch down knead; then form into loaves on a floured board. Place in buttered loaf pans. Let rise again until doubled. Bake at 350 until brown (20 to 30 min.) brush with melted butter. Makes 5 small loaves or 3 medium loaves.