Basic Sweet Dough
Ingredients
- ¾ cup milk
- ½ cup sugar
- 1¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter
- 2 Tbsp yeast
- 3 eggs room temp
- 5½-6 cups flour
- ⅓ cup warm water
Instructions
- Scald milk.
- Stir in sugar, salt and butter.
- Cool to lukewarm.
- Pour warm water into bowl and sprinkle in yeast, stir until dissolved.
- Add milk mixture, eggs and 5 c flour, mix well.
- Add remaining flour ½ c at a time, if needed, until desired consistency.
- Knead 10 min.
- Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top.
- Cover & let rise in warm place.
Notes
Got this recipe from a elderly woman many years ago. Makes delicious orange and cinnamon rolls.