Avanti's Sweet Bread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup warm water
• 1/4 ounce active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (scant)
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in warm water. let sit, undisturbed for about 10 minutes. you should see little bubbles appear. this tells you that the yeast is active.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix oil, eggs, salt, sugar and water and yeast mixture together till blended.
• 3 add flour one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 4 knead till smooth and elastic.
• 5 let rise till doubled, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
• 6 repeat the kneading and rising.
• 7 punch down.
• 8 cut dough into 2 pieces.
• 9 let rise, covered for 10 minutes.
• 10 shape into 2 oblong loaves, about 14 inches long.
• 11 place on greased cookie sheets.
• 12 cover: let rise again, about 50-60 minutes.
• 13 cut slash down middle of bread or 3 slashes diagonally on top.
• 14 bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes.