Bread

Ingredients :

5 lb Flour
1/4 lb Butter
1 qt Milk
1 x To 1.1/2 cups sugar
1 tbl Salt
2 x Yeast cakes or 1/4 pound yeast
1/2 cup Water or milk
2 tsp Vanilla extract
5 lrg Eggs

Method :

* Mix yeast, water and 1 Tablespoon sugar. Let rise.
* Put 1 quart of milk in a pot. Add 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 pound butter.
* Scald; don't boil. Take off stove to cool to lukewarm.
* Beat eggs; add remaining butter and sugar. Mix well.
* Put flour in pan. Mix well. Add vanilla extract, egg mixture, milk mixture, yeast and salt.
* Knead until it falls off your hands. The better it is mixed the better the bread will be.
* Let stand until it doubles in size. Punch down. Let rise again. Put in five or six pans and let rise again.
* Bake at 375 degrees for 1/2 an hour. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake about 1/2 hour longer.