Delicious White Bread - milk

Method

• Scald milk. Add honey, salt and butter.
• Add cold water to cool mixture. When lukewarm, add yeast. Stir to dissolve.
• Add about 4 cups of flour. Stir with wire whisk until smooth. Gradually add 7 more cups of flour, mixing well. Turn out onto floured board with final 1 cup of flour and knead 10 minutes, using minimal extra flour.
• Let rise in a greased bowl, covered, until doubled in size (about 1 hour).
• Punch down. Shape into loaves.
• Place in greased bread pans.
• Let rise again about 45 minutes.
• Bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped.
• Makes 4 large or 6 smaller loaves.