Braided Sweet Bread
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 1:30am

Ingredients




1 stick of butter
2 pkg. (¼ oz.) dry yeast
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups milk (scald)
3 eggs
5 1/2 cups flour

Preparation

1 Thoroughly mix undissolved yeast with 1/3 of the flour and all other dry ingredients. 2 Heat liquids with the butter over low heat until very warm. butter does not need to melt. 3 Add liquids to dry ingredients. Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixture, scraping bowl occasionally. 4 Add about 1/2 cup flour or enough flour to make a thick batter. Add eggs. Beat or high speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in additional flour. Let rise for 1/2 hour. 5 Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.