Best Basic Sweet Bread

Serves: 5

Lelia Marks

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

42

Sweetness

52

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Milk

1 cup

White Sugar

1 cup

Butter

1 tbsp

Active Dry Yeast

4 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1 tsp

Salt

2

Eggs

2 tbsps

Vegetable Oil

Directions:

1

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the milk, sugar and butter

2

Heat until slightly warm to the touch then remove from heat and stir in the yeast

3

Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes

4

In a large bowl, stir together the flour and salt

5

Mix in the eggs, oil and the yeast mixture

6

Mix until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl

7

Turn dough out onto a floured surface and continue to knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes

8

Grease a large bowl with 1 tablespoon of oil

9

Place the dough into the bowl and turn once to coat

10

Cover and let stand in a warm place until double in size, about 1 hour

11

Use remaining oil to grease a cookie sheet or 9x13 inch pan

12

For plain rolls, punch down dough and divide into 12 equal pieces

13

Roll the pieces into balls and place them into the greased pan side by side

14

Let dough rise for 20 to 25 minutes, or until almost double

15

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)

16

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until rolls are golden brown