Dan's Old Fashioned White Bread

Ingredients

• milk (2 cups)
• white sugar (0.333 cup)
• honey (0.333 cup)
• active dry yeast (2 teaspoons)
• bread flour (6 cups)
• salt (1 teaspoon)
• unsalted butter (0.25 cup)

Instructions

1. Place milk in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on Low to gently warm until milk is about 100 degrees F (38 degrees C), about 15 seconds. Stir in sugar and honey until dissolved. Stir in yeast; let stand until yeast activates and forms a creamy layer on milk, about 15 minutes.
2. Combine 4 cups bread flour and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; pour in yeast mixture. Mix on slow speed until thoroughly combined, about 1 minute; dough will be very wet. Add butter; mix in remaining 2 cups bread flour, or as needed, until dough begins to form a ball. Change to dough hook; knead dough until smooth and springy, about 4 minutes.
3. Transfer dough to a well-floured surface; knead until surface of dough begins to break during folding and kneading. Roll dough into a ball; place into a large lightly floured bowl. Cover bowl with a towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
4. Coat two 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
5. Punch down dough; transfer to a floured surface. Knead for 2 minutes; cut dough in half with a sharp knife. Form dough into logs, adding more flour if necessary, and place into the prepared pans. Cover loaves with a towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
6. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
7. Place loaves in the preheated oven; turn the heat down to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake until tops are golden brown and loaves make a hollow sound when thumped, about 25 minutes. Cool bread in pans on wire racks for about 5 minutes before turning out to finish cooling on racks. Cover loaves with a towel as they cool.

Nutrition

(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)

• kcal: 80
• fat: 4 g
• sats: 2 g
• carbs: 12 g
• fibre: 0 g
• protein: 1 g
• salt: 0.179 g