Homemade Bread

So, I love the smell of home made bread, but sometime I feel like you put all that time and energy into making it, and then it smells better then it tastes. That is not the case with this recipe! The bread is definitely worth the time and energy that goes into making it. It's kind of a sweet bread, so my favorite way to have it is either warm right out of the oven, or toast it with so apricot jelly! So amazing! But it is also so yummy with sandwiches or whatever you want to use it with.

Ingredients

• 1 package dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 3/4 cup scalded milk
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 4 1/2 to 5 cups flour

Direction

In a small bowl mix yeast with warm water. In a large bowl combine scalded milk, melted butter, sugar and salt. Beat in eggs and then add yeast mixture. Sift flour into milk mixture 1 cup at a time.

Knead 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl and let rise for 1 1/2 hours or until dough has doubled in size. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place dough into greased bread pan and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.