Swiss Bread

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup powdered milk

2 tablespoons salt

6 cups hot water

4 beaten eggs

1 cup shortening

6 heaping cups flour

3 tablespoons yeast

4 more cups flour

In mixer bowl, put sugar, milk, salt, water, eggs, and shortening. Add 6 heaping cups flour, yeast, 4 cups flour and start mixer. Mix about 3 minutes, add flour until it pulls away from sides of bowl (about 14 cups altogether). Place in greased bowl and let rise 1/2 hour to 45 minutes. Divide into 6 equal portions. Put into pans and let rise until double in size. Beat egg and brush top of loaf just before you put in oven. Bake 325 degrees for 35 minutes. Yields 6 loaves.

If you want to have braided loaves, after you divide the dough into 6 equal portions, divide each portion into 3 more portions. Roll in lengths just longer than pans. Braid and put in pans to rise.