Basic Sweet Dough - KitchenAid KP2671XAC - Professional Stand Mixer Instructions And Recipes Manual

3 ⁄ cup low-fat milk
4
1 ⁄ cup sugar
2
1 1 ⁄ teaspoons salt
4
1 ⁄ cup butter or
2
margarine
2 packages active dry
yeast
1 ⁄ cup warm water
3
(105°F to 115°F)
3 eggs, room
temperature
5 1 ⁄ -6 1 ⁄ cups all-purpose
2 2
flour

Basic Sweet Dough

Place milk, sugar, salt, and butter in small
saucepan. Heat over low heat until butter melts
and sugar dissolves. Cool to lukewarm.
Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed mixer
bowl. Add lukewarm milk mixture, eggs, and
5 cups flour. Attach bowl and dough hook to
mixer. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 2 minutes.
Continuing on Speed 2, add remaining flour,
1 ⁄ cup at a time, and mix about 2 minutes, or
2
until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of
bowl. Knead on Speed 2 about 2 minutes longer.
Place dough in greased bowl, turning to grease
top. Cover. Let rise in warm place, free from
draft, about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.
Punch dough down and shape as desired for
rolls or coffee cakes.
VARIATION
Basic Sweet Dough for a Crowd
Double all ingredients and prepare in 6 qt mixer
bowl. In first paragraph, change small saucepan
to medium saucepan. In second paragraph,
change 5 cups flour to 10 cups flour.
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