Multi-Purpose Sweet Dough - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/2 c. milk (120~ to 130~)
1/4 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. butter or margarine, melted
2 eggs
3 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Insert dough
hooks
into
mixer.
In mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in
warm
milk
and
add
sugar.
Let
rest
for 5 minutes. Add
margarine and eggs to yeast mixture and beat on speed 2. Turn
to speed 6 and add 1 cup flour and salt.
Turn to speed
2 and
gradually
add remaining flour.
(Total mixing/kneading time should be 6 to 8 minutes.) Remove dough from mixing bowl.
Form a ball and roll in greased bowl until dough ball is well-greased. Cover and let rise in a draft-free area for 1 1/2
hours.
Punch down
and
let
rise for 40 minutes. Punch down, remove from bowl and let rest on floured board for 10 minutes.