Instructions: Dissolve yeast in water in your KitchenAid bowl. Warm the milk and add the butter to melt. Stir in the salt and sugar, cool to lukewarm. Add this to the yeast along with 3 c of the flour. Beat until smooth. Add remaining flour and knead with dough hook for about 5 minutes. Place dough in greased bowl, cover and let rise until double. Punch down and shape into 2 round freeform loaves or place in 2 9x5 bread pans. Cover and let rise again. Preheat oven to 400F. Bake bread in pans for about 30 minutes. Freeform breads for about 20-25 minutes. When done, grease tops of bread with butter.

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