Marilyn's Sweet Bread (Recipe)

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Ingredients & Directions:

1/2 TBS of white sugar
1 pkg of active dry yeast
3/4 cup of warm water

Mix these ingredients together in a non-reactive small bowl and set aside for yeast to develop.

1 cup of milk, scalded
1/4 cup of Crisco

Add these two ingredients together until Crisco is melted. Then add:

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt

Stir together until dissolved. Then whisk in:

2 eggs and the developed yeast mixture.

Then add:

3-1/2 cups of flour

On a lightly floured surface, knead dough 5-7 minutes or until smooth and satiny. Lightly butter a glass bowl and put dough in the bowl - also lightly butter the top.

Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm area until it has doubled in size. Punch dough down and form into a two loaves (seam side down) or rolls and place again in a well buttered bread pan. Cover and let rise again for 1 to 1/2 hours.

PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees.

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until top of the bread is a deep golden brown. Remove from the oven and brush tops with butter. There you have it. You will receive more requests for this homemade bread recipe...

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