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Bread Recipe for Honey Milk Bread

Ingredients

1/2 ounce of active dry yeast
2 1/2 cups of warm whole milk (can use 2% milk or coconut milk as well)
1/3 cups of honey
1/4 cups of butter; melted (can substitute with coconut oil or all vegetable oil)
2 teaspoons of salt
8 cups of all-purpose flour

NOTE:To add an egg wash beat 1 egg with a little bit of water
Here is a video that talks more about how to use an egg wash

Directions

First Step: Warm up the milk in a sauce pan

Second Step: In a large bowl dissolve the yeast into the milk

Third Step: Add the honey, melted butter, salt, and 5 cups of the all-purpose flour; beat until smooth

Fourth Step: Add enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough

Fifth Step: Sprinkle some of the flour onto a flat surface and knead the dough for 6-8 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic

NOTE: here is a video on how to knead dough

Sixth Step: Place dough in a grease coated bowl; cover and let dough sit (prove) for one hour or until double in size

Seventh Step: Punch dough down and form into 2 large loafs (can make into 6 or 8 small loafs)

Eighth Step: Place loafs onto a baking sheat; cover and prove for 30 minutes or until double in size

Nineth Step: If wished to now add egg wash on top of loafs (video on how to is linked above)

Ten Step: Bake loafs at 375° for 30-35 minutes or untill brown

NOTE: Bake time may vary depending on number and size of loafs

NOTE: If loafs start to brown quickly cover loosly with foil