Basic White Bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups of warm water
• 1 cup milk (optional replace with water if not using milk)
• 5 tbs butter or oil (1/4 cup)
• 4 1/2 tsp yeast (or 2 paks)
• 1 tsp salt
• 5 tbs sugar or 1/4 cup of honey
• 2 or 3 eggs (optional)
• About 7 cups of flour

Instructions

1. Place warm water in a large bowl, add sugar or honey and stir to dissolve. Then add yeast and let it sit for about 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile warm the milk up in a pot and add the butter to melt. Don't boil it just get it nice and warm. Add this to your yeast mixture and add salt and eggs. Stir well.
3. Start adding the flour a few cups at a time until well blended. Keep adding flour until you have a soft dough. It will come a way from the sides of the bowl.
4. Then turn it out on to a floured surface and kneed for 10 minutes. The dough will be nice and smooth. Place in a greased bowl covered with a tea towel or plastic wrap and let it rise till doubled in size. About an hour.
5. Punch the dough down and divide it into 3. Pat each piece into a greased loaf pan. Let it rise about 20 minutes and bake at 350F for 25/30 minuets. To tell if it's fully cooked take the loaf out of the pan and tap the bottom it will sound hollow when done.