Reviewed: May 16, 2008

A great recipe! I have used this for loaves, buns, and most importantly Cinnamon Buns using the Cinnamon Bun Icing recipe on this site. I do have a question... I like the texture when I sub. Bread Flour (??Hard Flour??), but how do you modify the basic recipe to get the dough consistently to the correct elasticity??

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hatestoclean

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2008

Yeast hint: If microwave the milk, be aware that the temperature may continue to rise 5 to 10 degrees F after you take it out. Let your milk sit for 5 minutes and after nuking and use a thermometer to make sure it is not over 105 to 110 degrees Farenheit when you add the yeast or you may kill it.

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Jajam

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chatham, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Ventura, California, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2007

This bread was great! Everyone raved about it. I'll definitely be making this again. For everyone considering making this recipe: be very careful when heating the milk mixture. We had to do it twice as we killed the yeast the first time. In the end we wound up throwing the ingredients in a bowl and putting them in the microwave for 30 seconds rather than heating them on the stove. This worked perfectly and when we added the yeast it foamed just like the recipe says.

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JoAnne

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: New Hudson, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2007

OMG this makes suchh good rolls! I steeped chai tea spices in the warm milk and it made it taste soooo good! I will definitely make this any time i want some type of sweet roll...best right out of the oven, or toasted! I used it in bread pudding when it got stale, and it was really really good.

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2Yung2Cook

Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2006

Simple recipe with a very good taste. I would have liked for it to be a little fluffier and not so crumbly though. I tried this for dinner rolls with butter, which was good. I used it the next morning for a ham, egg and cheese sandwich. Not bad. The best was when I made a roast beef sanwich. The sweet flavor in the bread mixed nicely with the meat. I'll keep this recipe filed, but will continue to look for a fluffier dinner roll recipe.

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ydnandrew

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2006

Turns out great, easy to follow.

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REDT99

Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2004

Great easy recipe. I've used it to make cinnamon pull-apart bread several times. If you are new to using yeast and hot liquids, I'd suggest some caution -- it's easy to kill the yeast if you let the milk get too hot on the stove. Use a themometer if you can't "guess" what about 115 degrees feels like. Thanks for the recipe!

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PRAIRIEMARE

Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2003

This is the best bread i have EVER had in my entire life. Incredible texture and taste. Try it topped in butter or make sandwiches with turkey and swiss cheese. Unbelievable, I'm not kidding. I also tried making it with whole wheat flour and it was very good as well. Use "i can't believe it's not butter" instead of butter for a lower-cal bread. YUM!!

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DEVONCLAIRE

Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2003

Attempted this recipe twice. The dough never rose. I've made bread before and never had dough not rise before. My yeast was new and the place I put the dough dark and warm. I don't know what happened but I will not be attempting this recipe for a third time.

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PRINCESSFREK

Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2001

I used this recipe to make monkey bread- my son asks for it every morning! It worked great. The milk/yeast mixture didn't get foamy like the recipe specified, but it rose perfectly! Thanks!

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