Amish White Bread & Cinnamon Rolls

Well, Brandon thought some warm bread would be great with dinner. I found another heavily rated recipe on allrecipe.com and wallah! there was bread dough being made. While dividing the dough into two loaves, I decided that cinnamon rolls might be a GREAT option for the second loaf. It turned out well. If you like your bread white, this will certainly work well for you. It was really easy. I found out that my breadmachine isn't quite large enough to make 2 full loaves of dough at one time. Other than that, the only problem I had, was that this dough is STICKY. I guess that's not really a problem, as long as you don't dig your hands right into it without knowing what might happen.... I had to use quite a bit of flour just to be able to make it into a nice loaf (and cinnamon roll) shape, but other than that, it is YUMMY! I am pretty sure I started off the year saying I was going to make a lot of different breads. I guess that didn't happen, but I've had fun with the few I have made. Enjoy!

Ingredients

2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
2/3 cup white sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 cups bread flour 

 

Directions

 

1. If you have a bread machine, put ingredients into bread machine and run on dough cycle.  Then skip steps 2 and 3.
2. In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam.
3. Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
4. Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half. Shape into loaves, and place into two well oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 - 40 minutes.