White Bread

2 C scalded milk
1/3 C sugar
2 Tbls Saf Instant Yeast
1/3 C butter
¼ C water
2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp gluten flour
6- 6 1/2 C flour

Melt butter and sugar in scalded milk. Cool to lukewarm. Add yeast, mix slightly, and let sit for about 10 minutes until bubbly.

Add flour until it is pudding-like in consistency.

Add salt and gluten flour and then the rest of the flour.

Knead 3-5 minutes.

Let rise, punch down, put in pans, and rise again until doubled.

Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.

from Sarah E. Bybee