Soft sweet milk bread

Ingredients:

• 5 cups bread flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 packages of instant yeast
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup bread flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 stick butter, softened and cut up in slices

Step 1

1. Add 1 cup water and 1/3 cup of bread flour to a sauce pan. Mix on medium heat until it forms a thick paste.
2. Remove and set aside to cool

Step 2

1. In a mixer, mix 5 cups flour, sugar, yeast, and salt together.
2. Mix wet ingredients together: 1 cup milk, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 eggs, the flour paste from step 1.
3. Make a well in the mixer and add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
4. Using the bread/kneading hook, knead until smooth.
5. Add the softened butter one at a time.
6. Knead for 20 minutes or until the dough is elastic and smooth.
7. Set in a dry place and let it rise until double in size.

Step 3

• Shape the dough into any shape you like.
• Mix 1 egg white with 2 tbsp of water.
• Brush onto the buns before baking.
• Bake for 10-13 minutes on 350 degree oven OR until the top is golden brown.
• Do not overbake, it will make your bread hard.
• Remove and let cool.
• Enjoy!