Raisin Bread

Ingredients

• Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup hot water plus 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Heat
• milk. Add shortening, sugar and salt. Add yeast mixture. Add 2 cups
• of flour and beat until smooth. Cover and set in warm place to rise
• for 1 hour. Add raisins and enough flour to make a firm dough.
• Knead until smooth and elastic to touch. Cover and set in warm
• place to rise until double in bulk. Knead again. Form into loaves
• and put in greased baking pan. Cover and let rise until double in
• bulk. Bake in moderate oven at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes.