Sally Lunn Bread

By Addie

“Grandma didn't know who Sally Lunn was, but she said she made good bread.”

Ingredients

• 1 envelope dry yeast
• 1/2 cup lukewarm water
• 1 cup milk, scalded, slightly cooled
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

Grease and flour a fluted tube pan.

Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water in a small bowl. Add milk and mix well.

Combine the butter, granulated sugar and egg yolks in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set at high speed until creamy.

Combine flour and salt in a small bowl and mix well. Add flour mixture and yeast mixture alternately to butter mixture, beating well after each addition.

Spoon batter into prepared tube pan. Let rise, covered, in a warm place until double in size, about 21/2 hours.

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

Bake bread until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in tube pan for 10 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve warm with honey butter.