Basic Sweet Dough Recipe Straight-Dough

By eliorakiah

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 6 tablespoons shortening
• 2/3 cup lukewarm water
• 2 pkgs or cakes Fleischmann's yeast, dry or compressed
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Scald milk and stir in 1/2 cup sugar, salt, and shortening. Cool to lukewarm. Measure into bowl lukewarm water and 2 tablespoons sugar. Sprinkle or crumble in 2 packages of yeast. Let stand until dissolved (15-10 minutes for dry yeast); stir. Add lukewarm milk mixture. Add and stir in 3 eggs, beaten. Add and stir in 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour, beat until smooth. Add and stir in an additional 3 cups sifted all purpose flour (about). Turn dough out on lightly floured board. Knead. Place in greased bowl and brush top lightly with melted shortening. Cover with clean towel. Let rise in warm place, free from draft, until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour and 25 minutes. Form into one or more shapes from direction. Bake as directed for shape or shapes selected.