Mom's White Bread

This bread is the best!!

6 cups water
3 pks. yeast
1 1/2 cups shortening
1 3/4 cups sugar
3 T. Salt
17-18 cups bread flour

Mix water and shortening to 125 to 130 degrees, if using rapid rise. Mix flour, sugar, salt and yeast together. Add wamr water (125 to 130) to flour mixture. Add enough flour to make a good dough. Let rise, punch down, let rise again, punch down, shape in bread.

If forming into cinnamon rolls, sprinkle mixture of (3/4 c sugar to 1.5 T cinnamon and sprinkle water over mixture. Roll up and bake at 375 for 30 minutes.