steven king's basic bread

How To Make steven king's basic bread

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  In a large stand mixer, mix together the first three ingredients and let sit 5 minutes to dissolve the yeast.
• 2

  Add to the bowl the milk, sugar, salt, shortening and 4 cups of the four. With a paddle attachment beat until well combined, scraping sides of bowl as needed.
• 3

  Switch to dough hook attachment. Add 4 more cups of flour, turn on low and let mix. It should start pulling away from sides of bowl, if not add more flour 1/4 cup at a time. Once it is pulling away let it mix or "knead" the dough for 8 minutes.
• 4

  Grease a large mixing bowl with shortening. When dough is done mixing, turn out and shape into a ball. Place in greased bowl, turn to coat dough completely. Cover with towel and let rise until doubled in size, about 30-60 minutes.
• 5

  Grease 3 loaf pans with shortening.
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  Punch down dough. Turn out and divide into 3 pieces. Shape each piece into a loaf shape to fit your pans. Place dough in pans. Cover and let rise for 30-60 minutes or until about 1/2 an inch above the edge of loaf pan.
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  Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix together the egg yolk and water. Brush lightly over top.of loaves. Place.in hot oven and bake for 20-30 minutes depending on your oven.
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  When done should sound hollow when top is tapped. Remove from oven and lightly brush loaves with melted butter. Remove from pans and cool completely before cutting and storing.
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  I store this in Ziplock bags. These usually only last 3 days because we use it fast so I am unsure of how long it keeps after that.
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