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Directions:Using your bread dough hook in your mixer, add water to mixing bowl. Sprinkle yeast on top of the water in a thin layer (do not just dump it in one place) and let it start to dissolve. Once it starts to dissolve, add the sugar. (Add as much as you would like it to be sweet.) Let set until the yeast is dissolved and bubbly, you may need to stir to incorporate all of the yeast. Add oil, salt, and 2 cups flour. Mix. Add 4 more cups flour and let mix until combined. Add 3 more cups of flour. Mix well. Add 2 cups flour. Mix until the dry parts at the bottom of the bowl are incorporated and it looks sticky again. Add 1-2 more cups of flour little at a time and make sure it is well incorporated. Usually only takes 1 cup but sometimes can take a little more. Mix until the dough isn't dry at the bottom but isn't sticking to the sides. Transfer to a greased big bowl with a greased lid. Let rise 30-60 minutes waiting for it to double in size. (The dough will build pressure as it rises which will make the lid pop open. When that happens, it's a good indicator that the dough is close. ) Knead the dough in the pan and then dump dough on greased counter and cut into 5 equal parts. Knead into loaf shapes and put into greased loaf pans. Preheat oven to 350º. Cover bread with damp cloth and let rise in pans until ¾"-1" above pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Once you pull them out of the oven, spread butter over the top of the baked loaf. Be sure to cool completely and then you can bag them up and freeze them. |
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