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Thursday, October 22, 2015

sweet bread overnite

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees f)
  • 7 eggs
  • 8 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 3/4 cup butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

    Ready Time: 15 hrs

  • in a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
  • in a large bowl, beat eggs until fluffy. stir in 4 cups of flour, salt, sugar, milk, 3/4 cup melted butter, yeast mixture and vanilla. stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. when the dough has pulled together, turn it out a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and supple, about 8 minutes. lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. cover with plastic wrap and let rise overnight in the refrigerator.
  • the next morning, deflate the dough and turn it out a floured surface. divide the dough into two equal pieces and form into loaves. place the loaves into two lightly greased 9x5 inch loaf pans. cover the loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 90 minutes. preheat an oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c).
  • brush risen loaves with 2 tablespoons melted butter and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until golden brown.

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