Home-style Yeast Bread

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 2 cups warm water (110-115 degrees)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 7 -8 cups bread flour

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast and warm water in a mixing bowl.
• 2 add sugar, butter, salt, eggs and 4 cups of flour.
• 3 beat until smooth.
• 4 stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• 5 turn onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic (about 6-8 minutes).
• 6 place in a greased bowl and turn once to grease top.
• 7 cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled (about 1 hour).
• 8 punch down dough.
• 9 turn on floured surface and divide into thirds.
• 10 shape into loaves and place in three greased 9" x 5" x 3" loaf pans.
• 11 cover and let rise until doubled (about 1 hour).
• 12 bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
• 13 remove from pans to wire racks to cool.