Instructions: Use two large loaf pans for this recipe.

In a large bowl, mix the white flour, yeast, milk and salt. Add remaining ingredients and knead until smooth and elastic.

Let rise in the bowl, covered with a warm damp cloth, until doubled. Punch down, redistribute the yeast, and let rise again in the bowl until doubled.

Divide into two balls; let rest 10 mins., covered. Shape into loaves; place in oiled pans. Let rise again until doubled. Slash tops of loaves lengthwise. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes or

NOTES : This was my first county fair entry (1989) and first blue ribbon.

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