Yeast Dough For Sweet Buns And Cherry Bread

Ingredients

• 2 yeast cakes or pkg
• 2 c scalded milk
• 2 c sifted flour
• 3 whole eggs or 1 whole egg and 4 yolks
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 c sugar 34 c for less sweet dough
• cinnamon
• maraschino cherries
• 5 c flour

Directions

1. Mix together yeast milk and flour
2. Let stand until spongy 20 to 30 minutes
3. In a large bowl put eggs salt and sugar Mix well then add 4 cups flour
4. Youll have a very soft dough Next add your first mixture Beat with a spoon Add 12 cup melted butter Work butter into the dough mixture until smooth Knead on floured surface adding 1 more cup flour until smooth and elastic Dough is kneaded enough when it becomes shiny and has little air pockets or bubbles in the surface
5. Put dough in greased bowl and turn leaving greased side up Cover and let rise in warm place until double in size approximately 1 12 hours Punch down and make cinnamon buns or Cherry Bread