Plain old white bread...

Ingredients

1 package dry yeast
2 1/2 cups bread flour
1 cup scalded milk
1 T sugar
1 tsp salt
2 T butter
1/8 cup warm water (105-115 degrees)

The Preparation

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add the sugar and stir well. Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Stir in milk, salt and butter.
• Gradually add flour. Mixture will be quite stiff. Let dough rest for about 15 minutes.
• Knead dough on a floured board until the dough is smooth and elastic.
• Lightly grease a large bowl and place dough into the bowl. Cover. Let rise until doubled in size (about an hour).
• Shape dough into a loaf on a lightly oiled board. Place dough into loaf pan.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Five minutes before bread is done, rub the top with butter.
• Let the bread sit in the pan for five minutes. Then, remove from pan and let cool on a wire rack.
• The bread will sound hollow when tapped.

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