Homemade Bread

Difficulty Easy
Portions: 12
Total 180 min

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 Teaspoons Instant Yeast
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoon Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Cups Warm Water
  • 1/2 Cup CARNATION® Full Cream Evaporated Milk
  • 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Butter (melted)
  • 1 Tablespoon Salt
  • 7 Cups All-Purpose Flour (5-7 cups)
  • 4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter

Instructions

  • 1.  In the mixing bowl from your stand mixer, combine the yeast, 1 ½ teaspoons of sugar and warm water. Let sit for 5 minutes until it becomes foamy.
  • 2.  In another bowl, mix the Evaporated Milk, ¼ cup of sugar, melted butter and salt. Then pour this mixture to the yeast mixture. Place mixing bowl on stand and use dough hook attachment to combine 3 cups of flour into your wet ingredients.
  • 3.  Add 1 cup of flour at a time until you have added 5 cups. Then add ½ cup of flour at a time until dough stops sticking to the bowl. (It may not take as much as 7 cups of flours to achieve this texture)
  • 4.  Use 1 tablespoon of the softened butter to grease a bowl and place dough into bowl and cover. Place in a warm place for approximately 1-1 1/2 hours to rise.
  • 5.  Remove risen dough from bowl. Punch down and knead for 2-3 minutes on a lightly floured surface. Cut dough in half and shape into loaves. Place loaves into greased bread pans, cover and allow to rise a second time.
  • 6.  Bake in preheated 375̊F (190̊C) oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and place on cooling rack. Brush tops with remaining softened butter.