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basic sweet dough

(3 ratings)
Karla59 avatar
Recipe by
Karla Everett
@Karla59
Greenacres, WA

This is a very good sweet dough , It can be used in a variety of recipes like bread , rolls , cinnamon rolls , donuts , ect...

(3 ratings)
prep time 1 Hr

Ingredients For basic sweet dough

  • 6-7 c
    all purpose flour ; divided
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 2 (1/4oz) pkg
    active dry yeast = 2 1/4 teas per pkg.
  • 2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 c
    butter
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1 c
    water
  • 1
    egg

How To Make basic sweet dough

  • 1
    In a large bowl (I use my metal one )combine 2 cups flour , sugar , yeast and salt ; set aside
  • 2
    In a sauce pan heat butter , milk and water until very warm ( not boiling) to 120° to 130°. Add mixture and egg to the dry ingredients ; Blend on low speed of an electric mixer until moistened ; Beat for 3 minutes on medium speed.
  • 3
    Stir in enough of the remaining flour by hand to form a stiff dough. ( dough will be some what sticky )
  • 4
    On a floured surface knead until smooth and elastic about 8-10 minutes.
  • 5
    Place dough in a greased bowl ; turn greased side up. Cover and let rise in a warm space for 45-60 minutes , or until light and doubled in size ; punch dough down and use dough for desired recipe.
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