Just Plain Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups milk (lukewarm)
• 4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons oil
• 6 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 add yeast to warm milk and let sit for 5 minutes.
• 2 add salt sugar and butter.
• 3 sift in flour.
• 4 knead well and place somewhere warm for first rise with wet towel over top of the bowl (should double in size).
• 5 knead and separate into two separate pieces.
• 6 form into shape appropriate loaf pan.
• 7 spray loaf pan and with your fist punch into loaf pan.
• 8 set aside for second rise.
• 9 bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes until crust is golden brown.
• 10 remove from pan and allow to cool.