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Combine yeast, milk and sugar in your main mixing bowl to activate the yeast.
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Remember to use lukewarm milk, you don't want to boil your yeasty friends to death.
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Set aside in a warm place until the mixture is foamy.
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In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, sugar and salt.
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You can also sift the ingredients together.
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Make sure that the salt is thoroughly mixed in to prevent killing the yeast.
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In your main mixing bowl where your activated yeast is sitting, beat in the eggs and melted butter.
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Combine the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients thoroughly until you have a workable dough.
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I used a mixer to knead the dough, but I would sometimes work the dough on a lightly floured work surface.
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Preheat your oven to the lowest possible setting then turn off.
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You will need a warm environment to allow for the dough to rise.
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Turn dough on to your work surface and knead until the dough is smooth and elastic.
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Take your time and make sure that the dough is smooth and it springs back into shape when poked.
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Now it's time to let your dough rise in the warm oven.
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Lightly grease your mixing bowl with oil or butter and put the dough in and cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap.
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If the oven is too warm, prop the door slightly open with a wooden spoon.
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After a few hours, check on your dough.
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You want the dough to at double in size.
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Once the dough has doubled, punch the dough down and then cut into your preferred shape.
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A note about shaping the dough.
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Some people prefer to roll the dough into ropes, then coiling them.
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I went about it a different way because I am a glutton for busy work.
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What I did was I cut the dough into small equal pieces, flattened the dough into a rectangular shape, brushed the dough with melted butter, sprinkled a little bit of cheese, the rolled it up like a cigar.
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Then I coiled it.
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It's really up to you, the cheese is optional, but it adds a lot of flavor.
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Proof your formed dough into their final shapes.
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If you formed the dough in a pan like in the picture, make sure you line the pan so that it's easy to pop out.
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Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place (you can proof in a warm oven).
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This could take an episode or two of your favorite TV show.
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No worries.
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When you are happy with the proofing, preheat your oven to 350F.
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DO NOT FORGET TO TAKE YOUR PROOFED DOUGH OUT BEFORE PREHEATING.
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Brush your dough with a simple milk eggwash before baking.
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(If you don't want the bread to turn out pretty dark, take out the milk from the eggwash.)
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Bake bread for about 15 minutes or until it smells like bread, and feels hollow when you tap.
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Optional.
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After baking, let the bread cool.
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Then brush the bread with melted butter, dust with granulated sugar, then top with grated cheese.
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I completely understand if you don't want to do this because you're worried about the carbs, but you're about to eat bread, you might as well go down swinging.
