Home-Style Yeast Bread

Submitted by BeansnRice

"Tried these for Thanksgiving a couple of years ago. Very light and tasty."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 3 loaves

ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 2 cups warm water (110-115 degrees)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 7 -8 cups bread flour

directions

1. Dissolve yeast and warm water in a mixing bowl.
2. Add sugar, butter, salt, eggs and 4 cups of flour.
3. Beat until smooth.
4. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
5. Turn onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic (about 6-8 minutes).
6. Place in a greased bowl and turn once to grease top.
7. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled (about 1 hour).
8. Punch down dough.
9. Turn on floured surface and divide into thirds.
10. Shape into loaves and place in three greased 9" X 5" X 3" loaf pans.
11. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 1 hour).
12. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
13. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Reviews

[shane]

This is a really easy recipe to follow and makes wonderful bread.

 

[Doods]

This bread recipe is a keeper. It is one of the best loaves of bread I have ever made. This will be the only one I make from now on. Love it!!!

 

[Armoredangel]

This bread was great and makes nice loaves the only issue is that it has more of a yeast aftertaste than most yeast breads of my experience