Delicious White Bread Recipe--Easy!

I enjoy cooking and baking. I usually find a recipe I like and then play around with it to improve. I'm no Paula Deen, but I do have a few goodies that are keepers. This bread recipe is amazing. It's easy, just a lot of waiting time for cooling, rising, rising, and rising. My kids love it. It comes out of the oven like fresh homemade bread and stays fresh for days. It's also easy to slice and makes the most delicious sandwiches. You can slice it thin or thick. I still have the Frybread, Cinnamon Rolls, and Pizza Sauce to add. I just have to wait till I make it again and actually write down what I put it in it.

INGREDIENTS:
1-1/2 cups of milk
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup white sugar
2 teaspoon salt
2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
   (Or just 4-1/2 tsps of yeast)
1/2 cup warm water (110 degreesf/45 degrees C)
2 eggs
7 cups bread flour (flour works too)

Directions

1. Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in the shortening, sugar and salt; stir until melted. Let cool until lukewarm.
2. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture with the cooled milk mixture, 2 eggs, and two cups of flour; stir well to combine. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
3. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Deflate dough and let rise until doubled again, about 45 minutes.
4. Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal pieces and form into loaves. Place the loaves into two lightly greased 9x5 inch loaf pans. Cover the loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
5. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 35 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.