Mums homemade white bread

Teri-lynn

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 tsp dry active yeast
  • 2 Cups warm water
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup butter (cubed)
  • 6 cups flour

Directions

  • Take One cup of the warm water and add the yeast and sugar. Stir until dissolved. Cover and let rest for about 10 min until frothy
  • In mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
  • Add the yeast water as well as the remaining cup of warm water. Stir by hand and work the flour in. Turn onto a table top and kneed the dough until all flour is incorporated. If the dough is still sticky add a wee bit more flour.
  • Form a ball. Place it in a buttered bowl and cover. Let sit to rise for one hour.
  • Punch the ball down and recover and let rise another hour.
  • Take the dough and form I to a loaf or if you prefer, you can form Into buns. (makes the best burger buns). After forming your loaf or buns, place them into buttered bread pans or if you make buns onto buttered cookie sheets.
  • Cover and let rise one last hour.
  • Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until brown.