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Mix together the warm water, yeast, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and 2 TABLESPOONS of flour in a small bowl and set aside for 10 minutes. (Unusual to put flour into proofing.).
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Warm milk, oil, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and salt in the microwave for about 20 seconds-stir together and set aside. Don't let the mixture boil, you just want to heat it up a bit.
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Sift 5 cups of flour into a large bowl.
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Once the milk mixture has cooled enough that you can comfortably stick a finger in it, mix it into the yeast.
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Add all wet ingredients to the flour.
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Mix with a wooden spoon until a dough forms. If sticky, add flour until you have a dough that you can knead.
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Dust your counter with flour and knead the dough until smooth, about 5-8 minutes. If the dough becomes sticky as you knead just sprinkle with flour as required. You may have to add up to a cup of flour at this stage depending on the humidity of your kitchen.
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Put in greased bowl, cover with a damp cloth and let rise until double in size.
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Punch down and knead for two or three minutes.
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Make into two large or six small round balls.
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Place on a greased pan-let rise again, bake at 400 F/205 C for 30-35 minutes until the tops brown and the bottom of a loaf, when tapped, sounds hollow.
