Old Fashioned Church Bread

Name: Old Fashioned Church Bread
Ingredients: 1 (0.25-ounce) package active dry yeast; 2 cups water, plus 1/2 cup warm, divided; 1/3 cup white granulated sugar; 1 1/4 teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons shortening; 5 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed, divided

"Old Fashioned Church Bread is a mainstay of church picnics, dinners, and potlucks; an almost brioche-like loaf of rich bread, Old Fashioned Church Bread is perfect for sandwiches, mopping up sauces, or for serving up with a pat of butter. This bread is sweet and versatile, a fluffy favorite that will have people asking for the recipe. Baking bread never tasted so rewarding!..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 (0.25-ounce) package active dry yeast

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2 cups water, plus 1/2 cup warm, divided

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1/3 cup white granulated sugar

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1 1/4 teaspoons salt

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2 tablespoons shortening

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5 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed, divided

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