Milk-n-honey Bread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast (2.5 teaspoons each)
• 2 1/2 cups warm milk (110-115 degrees)
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 8 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in milk.
• 2 add honey, butter, salt and 5c flour; beat until smooth.
• 3 stir in enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• 4 turn onto lightly floured surface and kneed until smooth and elastic (6-8 minutes).
• 5 place in greased bowl and turn once to coat. cover with tea-towel.
• 6 let rise for 1 hour (or until doubled).
• 7 punch down and divide dough in half.
• 8 shape each of the sections into loaves and place in 2 greased 9-in.x5-in.x3in. loaf pans. cover and let rise for 30 minutes (or until doubled).,.
• 9 to shape into loaves, roll dough sections into rectangles and beginning at the short end roll each rectangle firmly (but not too loose/tight) and pinch seam on top and sides.
• 10 bake at 375°f for 30-35 minuets or until golden brown. ( cover loosely with foil if top browns too quickly).
• 11 after baking remove from pans immediately and cool on a wire rack.