Ingredients
6 3/4 to 7 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 packages active dry yeast
2 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 tsp salt
3 eggs
oven 375 degree
Method:
- In a large mixer bowl combine 3 cups of the flour and the yeast.
- In a saucepan heat milk, sugar, butter, and salt just till warm (115 degree to 120 degree) and butter is almost melted; stir constantly.
- Add to the flour mixture; add eggs.
- Beat at low speed of electric mixer 1/2 minute, scraping bowl.
- Beat 3 minutes at high speed.
- Stir in as much remaining flour as you can mix in with a spoon.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
- Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
- Shape into a ball.
- Place in a lightly greased bowl; turn once to grease surface. Cover; let rise in warm place till double (about 1 1/4 hours.)
- Punch down; divide dough in half.
- Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
- Shape into 2 loaves.
- Place in two greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pans.
- Cover; let rise till nearly double (35 to 45 minutes).
- Bake in a 375 degree oven 35 to 40 minutes or till done, covering with foil the last 15 minutes to prevent over browning.
- Remove from pans; cool on a wire rack.
- Makes 2 loaves.
Variation: Cinnamon Swirl Bread:
- Prepare Egg bread dough as above, except instead of shaping into loaves, roll each half of dough into a 15x7-inch rectangle.
- Brush entire surface lightly with water.
- Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; sprinkle half of the sugar mixture over each rectangle.
- Beginning with narrow end, roll up jelly roll style; seal edge and ends.
- Place, sealed edges down, in greased loaf pans.
- Continue as directed above.
- Drizzle warm loaf with Powdered Sugar Icing.
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