1 package yeast

1/4 cup warm water

1/2 tsp. sugar

1 egg

1 tbsp. salt

1/3 cup melted margarine

3 cups warm water

1/2 cup sugar

7 cups flour

Combine first three ingredients in small cup.

In large bowl combine next five ingredients and 2 cups flour and mix well. Add the yeast mixture and two more cups of flour and mix. Add two more cups flour, mix and finally last cup of flour and mix well and let rise about 1-1/2 hour. Pour on floured surface and knead lightly (dough is quite soft) for a few minutes and place in 3 loaf pans which have been generously brushed with melted margarine. Let rise until double in size (about 1 hour or more) and bake in 350 degrees oven for about an hr.

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