{"id":643,"date":"2010-06-23T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T09:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/post\/Aunt-Blanchee28099s-Basic-Sweet-Dough-e28093-Cindy-Leishman.aspx"},"modified":"2010-06-23T09:10:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-23T09:10:00","slug":"aunt-blanches-basic-sweet-dough-cindy-leishman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/?p=643","title":{"rendered":"Aunt Blanche\u2019s Basic Sweet Dough \u2013 Cindy Leishman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">4-5 cups flour<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">2 pkgs. Dry yeast<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">&frac12; c. sugar<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">cooking oil<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">1 &frac12; tsp. salt<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">&frac12; c. softened butter or margarine<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">2 eggs, well beaten<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">1 &frac12; c. warm water<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Soften yeast in &frac12; c. of warm water and let sit for 5 minutes (don&rsquo;t add now).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Combine 2 cups flour, sugar, and salt into a large bowl. Stir well to blend. Add soft margarine. Add remaining 1 c. of water<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed 4 minutes. Scrape sides of bowl occasionally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Add eggs, yeast, and 1 cup flour. Beat with electric mixer at high speed for 1 minute until thick and elastic. Scrape side of bowl frequently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Stir in remaining flour gradually with wooden spoon. Use ust enough four to make a soft dough which leaves the sides of the bowl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Turn out onto floured board. Round up into a ball.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Knead for 5 to 10 minutes on a board until dough is smooth, elastic and has small air bubbles under the surface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap then a damp towel allow dough to rise until double in size. Punch down dough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Shape dough into desired shape. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Cover with damp towel and let rise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Bake at 375 for 30 to 35 minutes or until done. Bake on center rack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Remove from pan immediately. Cool on rack. Frost and decorate if desired.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4-5 cups flour 2 pkgs. Dry yeast &frac12; c. sugar cooking oil 1 &frac12; tsp. salt &frac12; c. softened butter or margarine 2 eggs, well beaten 1 &frac12; c. warm water &nbsp; Soften yeast in &frac12; c. of warm water and let sit for 5 minutes (don&rsquo;t add now). Combine 2 cups flour, sugar, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpine9recipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}