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Best Basic Sweet Bread

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"This easy, basic, yeast, sweet-bread recipe uses only eight ingredients and can be made into dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls or sticky buns."
PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  20 Min
READY IN  40 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the milk, sugar and butter. Heat until slightly warm to the touch then remove from heat and stir in the yeast. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour and salt. Mix in the eggs, oil and the yeast mixture. Mix until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and continue to knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Grease a large bowl with 1 tablespoon of oil. Place the dough into the bowl and turn once to coat. Cover and let stand in a warm place until double in size, about 1 hour.
  3. Use remaining oil to grease a cookie sheet or 9x13 inch pan. For plain rolls, punch down dough and divide into 12 equal pieces. Roll the pieces into balls and place them into the greased pan side by side. Let dough rise for 20 to 25 minutes, or until almost double. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until rolls are golden brown.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 18, 2003 by MONSTERMAMA
I used this recipe to make monkey bread- my son asks for it every morning! It worked great. ... MORE
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Reviewed on Apr. 8, 2007 by JoAnne
This bread was great! Everyone raved about it. I'll definitely be making this again. For... MORE
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Reviewed on Feb. 27, 2004 by PRAIRIEMARE
Great easy recipe. I've used it to make cinnamon pull-apart bread several times. If you are... MORE
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Reviewed on Sep. 8, 2003 by DEVONCLAIRE
This is the best bread i have EVER had in my entire life. Incredible texture and taste. Try it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 22, 2008 by Jajam
This is an excellant basic sweet bread dough. If you use a microwave to heat milk, be aware... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2006 by REDT99
Turns out great, easy to follow. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2003 by MPRASKA
Made very good dinner rolls, kids had a blast helping. Very good taste, sweet. . . MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 16, 2008 by hatestoclean
A great recipe! I have used this for loaves, buns, and most importantly Cinnamon Buns using... MORE
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Reviewed on Feb. 17, 2007 by 2Yung2Cook
OMG this makes suchh good rolls! I steeped chai tea spices in the warm milk and it made it... MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2004 by PRINCESSFREK
Attempted this recipe twice. The dough never rose. I've made bread before and never had dough... MORE