Homemade Bread

1 cup hot water (110 degrees)
1 package yeast
2 Tbsp sugar

Add yeast, hot water, and sugar to the mixing bowl.  Set timer for five minutes to make sure yeast is active and foamy.

Melt 4 Tbsp butter in microwave till melted liquid.  Add 1/4 cup milk to butter and stir.

Now is the time to add the remaining ingredients and get mixing.

Stir in the following ingredients:

3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 tsp salt

Then add the milk mixture.  Once the mixture starts to come together add more flour if needed.  Watch for the dough to come away from the sides of the bowl and is only slightly tacky when touched with your finger.

Let the mixer need dough for 5-7 minutes.

Turn dough into an oiled glass bowl. Cover with saran wrap or press and seal.  Let rise for approximately 1 hour.

Punch down your dough after the first rise.  Roll the dough out into a rectangle and roll up the dough on the short edge and place in a greased loaf pan for its second rise. Spray the same saran wrap or press and seal with pam so when it rises it doesn't stick to wrap.  Let rise till just a little above pan. 

Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.