Sally Lunn Bread

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk, 110f to 115f (scalded)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 ounces active dry yeast
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 in a small sauce pan add the milk and the butter, scald this mixture to 115f ( i use a candy thermometer to make sure of the degrees).
• 2 pull off the heat and beat 2 egg yolks.
• 3 pour over the milk mixture when it has cooled to lukewarm.
• 4 add sugar, salt and yeast dissolved in 1/3 cup of warm water.
• 5 in separate bowl, add the flour and then the milk mixture with the yeast mixture; stir until well mixed.
• 6 cover the dough with a warm wet cloth and let it rise until doubled. (about 2 hours).
• 7 punch down and divide in half. place the two doughs in well greased pans and cover to let rise the second time (2 hours).
• 8 preheat oven to 300°f.
• 9 place in oven of still covered for 45 minutes; turn up the oven to 350f degrees and brown for 15 minutes.
• 10 note: the more this bread ages the better it is, though hot out of the oven with some butter is fantastic!