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Soften yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water, with 1 teaspoon sugar added; Set aside for five minutes.
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Put milk, sugar, salt, and about one cup flour in a large bowl,and beat well with a wooden spoon.
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Then add eggs and yeast mixture and a couple cups of flour and beat again.
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Add the soft butter and the rest of the flour,adding the rest of flour very slowly, until the dough is still too stiff to stir.
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Knead the dough until it is smooth and satiny, adding only enough to keep if from sticking.
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Add more of the flour, as needed.
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Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease all sides.
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Let rise in warm place until double, about an hour,covering bowl with a towel or plastic wrap; I use my oven with the light on and the oven itself turned on for 30 seconds; The optimum temperature is around 90 degrees.
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Punch down, kneading for about 30 seconds to remove bubbles; Cover and let rise again.
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Punch down dough again.
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Cut with a knife into four parts, and shape into balls; Roll each ball into a 8 X 14 inch rectangle.
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Spread the dough with about 3 tablespoons butter, leaving far edge unbuttered.
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Spread with one fourth the cinnamon sugar mixture.
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Roll up; roll tightly; Pinch edges; Cut into slices.
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Place in greased pan and let rise until double in size, 45-60 minutes.
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Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.
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Frost with a powdered sugar glaze or light amount of canned vanilla frosting.
