White Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Dissolve yeast in 3/4 cup warm water.
2. 2
   Stir in 2 2/3 cups warm water.
3. 3
   Add sugar, salt, oil and 5 cups flour.
4. 4
   Beat until smooth. Mix in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
5. 5
   Turn dough onto floured board.
6. 6
   Knead until smooth and elastic about 10 minutes.
7. 7
   Place in a greased bowl; let rise about 1 hour.
8. 8
   Punch down dough.
9. 9
   Divide in half; roll each half into rectangle, 18 x 9 inches.
10. 10
    Roll up like a jelly roll and place in bread pan.
11. 11
    Let rise to double in bulk.
12. 12
    Bake at 425° for 30 minutes.
13. 13
    Brush with butter and cool.