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Buns and Bread with Milk

Bread with milk makes a soft dough. Use this for dinner rolls or loaf bread.
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cups hot water
  • 1/3 cup lard (or shortening) OR butter
  • 2 Tbsp salt
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 3 1/2 cups cold water
  • 3 Tbsp yeast
  • 6-8 cups flour

Instructions
 

  • Mix the first FIVE ingredients in microwave bowl and heat in microwave for 3 minutes
  • Put cold water in mixing bowl and add the first mixture, then add flour
  • Gently mix in yeast and let sit until yeast is "absorbed" in flour mixture
  • Add 3-4 cups additional flour to make dough a proper consitency
  • Put dough into a greased bowl
  • Let the dough rise and punch down
  • Let dough rise again
  • Shape dough into rolls or loaves and put into greased pans
  • Let rise until double
  • Bake rolls at 350 for 20 minutes OR bake bread for 30 minutes
Keyword bread with milk, homemade bread, rolls and bread