Basic Sweet Dough - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. warm water (110~ to 115~)
1 tsp. sugar
2 pkg. active dry yeast
2 eggs
1 stick margarine (soft)
1 1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. less 1 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
6 c. flour

Preparation

Mix
water,
1\tteaspoon
sugar,
yeast.
Stir\tand set aside. Scald
milk,
pour into large mixing bowl;
add sugar, salt and 3 cups
flour.
Mix with spoon and be sure it is not hotter than 110\u00b0
to
115\u00b0.
Add eggs and yeast mixture.
Mix well with spoon.
Add margarine, then beat with mixer about 5 minutes.
Add 3 more cups flour and mix well with spoon.\tTurn onto floured board
or
pastry cloth.
Let rest a short time. Knead about
5 minutes, adding flour only if needed.
Let rise in warm
place until
double
in bulk, 1 1/2 or 1 hour.
Make into desired shapes.
Let
rise 1 hour.\tBake in 350\u00b0 to 400\u00b0 oven not more than 18 to 20 minutes.
Good luck.