Homemade White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 1/4 c. milk
2 pkg. active dry yeast
2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Warm milk and butter to very warm (not hot); test on your wrist as you would a baby bottle.
In bowl, combine yeast, sugar and salt with milk and butter.
Stir gently.
Add 3 cups flour and stir until blended.
Add rest of flour.
Turn out onto floured surface. Knead 10 minutes.
Place in lightly greased bowl, turn once, for 1 1/2 hours or until double.
Turn out; divide in half.
Shape into 2 loaves and place in pans.
Let rise again 1 hour.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Cool and wrap for freshness.
Makes 2.