Basic Sweet Dough
_X cup low-tat milk
V_ cup sugar
1V4 teaspoons salt
V_ cup butter or
marLqarine
2 packages active dry
yeast
V_ cup warm water
(105°F to 115°F)
3 eggs, room
temperature
5_-6_ cups all-purpose
flour
Place milk, sugar, salt, and butter in small saucepan.
Heat over low heat until butter melts and sugar
dissolves. Cool to lukewarm.
Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed mixer
bowl. Add lukewarm milk mixture, eggs, and 5 cups
flour, Attach bowl and PowerKnead TM Spiral Dough
Hook to mixer, Turn to Speed 2 and mix about
2 minutes.
Continuing on Speed 2, add remaining flour, Y_cup
at a time, and mix about 1_5 minutes, or until
dough starts to clean sides of bowl. Knead on
Speed 2 about 2 minutes longer.
Place dough in greased bowl, turning to grease top.
Cover. Let rise in warm place, free from draft, about
1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.
Punch dough down and shape as desired for rolls or
coffee cakes.
VARIATION
Basic Sweet Dough for a Crowd
Double all ingredients and prepare in 6 quart mixer
bowl. In first paragraph, change small saucepan to
medium saucepan. In second paragraph, change 5
cups flour to 10 cups flour.
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