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I just saw where you asked Charlene in her post and Andi on her blog for a bread recipe. Maybe one of these is similar.
If you'd like other recipes it would be best to start a new post titled Looking for White Bread recipe.....or In Search Of....... That way more members would see it and reply.
Traditional White Bread
From Betty Crocker's Best-Loved Recipes
6 to 7 cups all-purpose or bread flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons shortening
2 packages active dry yeast
2 1/4 cups very warm water (120° to 130°)
Margarine or butter, melted
1. Mix 3 1/2 cups of the flour, the sugar, salt, shortening and yeast in large bowl. Add warm water. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in enough remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, to make dough easy to handle.
2. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead about 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl and turn greased side up. Cover and let rise in warm place 40 to 60 minutes or until double. Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.
3. Grease bottoms and sides of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 or 9 x 5 x 3 inches, with shortening.
4. Punch down dough and divide in half. Flatten each half with hands or rolling pin into rectangle, 18 x 9 inches, on lightly floured surface. Roll dough up tightly, beginning at 9-inch side, to form a loaf. Press with thumbs to seal after each turn. Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal. Press each end with side of hand to seal. Fold ends under loaf. Place seam side down in pan. Brush loaves lightly with margarine. Cover and let rise in warm place 25 to 50 minutes or until double.
5. Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 425°.
6. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until loaves are deep golden brown and sound hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to wire rack. Brush loaves with margarine; cool.
From homemadegoodness.com
This is a recipe my mom has been using for years. She got it out of her Betty Crocker cookbook, and the same recipe in my new Betty Crocker is basically the same except for it uses a little butter in addition to these other ingredients. There are lots of bread recipes out there that I want to try but some call for dough enhancer, which I've been unable to find yet. So I needed a recipe that called for things that I already have on hand. I've always been a little scared to try using yeast and making bread but I'm getting braver in my attempts to save money. And when you make the bread you will feel so accomplished! Try it!
White Bread
2 1/4 cups milk (or water)
3 Tbsp. Sugar
1 Tbsp. Salt
2 Tbsp. Shortening or 1/4 cup oil (the shortening is better)
2 cakes (which equals 2 Tbsp.) yeast
1/2 cup warm water
6-7 1/4 cups flour
In pot on the stove dissolve the sugar, salt and shortening in the milk. Warm it slowly so that you don't scorch the milk. While that's warming, mix together the 1/2 cup warm water and the yeast. I like to use a fork because it kind of breaks up the yeast a bit. Set that aside and let it double in size. When it has doubled, pour the yeast and the milk mixture (make sure the shortening is melted) into your mixer. Turn your mixer on slow-med speed and start adding the flour to the liquid one cup at a time. You may need to slow down the blades as you add the flour so you don't flour the kitchen. :) When you've added about 6 cups of flour, turn the mixer on high and let it knead the dough for a few minutes. This is the tricky part, but you may need a little more flour or that might be just about enough. The dough should not be sticky to the touch and should pull away from the sides of the bowl without sticking. When I made it today I only needed 6 cups. If it needs more flour add it in 1/2 cup increments so that you don't add too much. It will probably need about 10 minutes or so of kneading.
Cover with a towel and set in a warm place until it is double in size. When it has, punch it down into the bowl, then knead in the mixer for about 5 or 10 minutes or by hand. Form into 2 loaves and place in greased bread pans. Let it rise again until double in size which should be about 1 inch above the top of the pan. Bake at 400 for about 20-25 minutes. My mom always said that you know when it's done because it should sound hollow when you tap on it. Enjoy!