sweet-dough

For the Dough

▢1 tablespoon instant yeast (or package)
▢1 cup very warm milk 115 F, I use whole milk.
▢1/3 cup granulated sugar
▢1/2 cup butter well softened almost melting.
▢1 teaspoon salt
▢2 large eggs room temperature
▢4 cups all purpose flour

(I added a tsp of vanilla)

Instructions

In a large bowl, stir together the yeast and milk until dissolved. Beat in the sugar, butter, salt and eggs until well combined. Add the flour, one cup at a time, stirring until incorporated. The dough should be shaggy and still sticky.
Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead 5-6 minutes until smooth and elastic. Or if you use a mixer knead 4-5 minutes. Freeze or refrigerate at this point if desired.
If baking now, continue by placing the kneaded dough into a greased bowl. Cover and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size. The length of time needed to rise will depend on how warm the room is. Ideal rising temperature is 72 F.
When the dough has risen, punch dough down with a floured hand and shape and bake as desired.

NOTE: These are the original instructions from Chocolate with Grace. She also provides recipes for using the dough.
NOTE: In our case, we beat the eggs in a large bowl. The milk was placed in a two-cup measuring cup, along with the butter cut into pats; the milk and butter were heated in a microwave until the butter was somewhat melted. Once the heated mixture had cooled to about body temperature (yes, stick your finger in it), add it to the eggs, then the sugar and yeast, mixing well. Let it sit for a bit to make sure the yeast is working. Once it has reached that state, add the vanilla and salt, again mixing well. Finally add the flour as noted above.

Sweet Dough Recipe

Ingredients

For the Dough

Instructions