Avanti’s Sweet Italian Bread

(from sono_io’s recipe box)

Source: frugal-moms.com

Categories: bread, oamc

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons of yeast (or 2 small envelopes)
  • 3 cups of very warm water
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 10-11 cups of white flour

Directions

  1. Dissolve the yeast in the very warm water. Add oil, eggs, salt and sugar. Let foam for a few minutes.

  2. Add enough flour to make dough smooth. Place in a LARGE greased bowl (I reuse the mixing bowl) and turn the dough to coat it.

  3. Cover, let rise for 1 1/2 hours while you do something else!

  4. Punch down the dough. Turn over, let rise another 30 minutes.

  5. Cut dough into 5 or 6 portions (more if you want a smaller loaf size). Let rise 10 minutes.

  6. Flatten dough, pressing out all of the air (yes that’s right, flatten it!). Form into loaves and place on a greased floured baking sheet (or in greased floured loaf pans).

  7. Cover, let rise 1 more hour.

  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Enjoy! (You can let loaves cool and wrap them, put in Ziploc bags and freeze to thaw, leave at room temperature for an hour or wrap in foil and stick in a 300 degree oven for 1/2 hour or so if serving hot)

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