Grandfather Maynard's Milk Bread

Milk Bread

Ingredients

1 cup warm milk

2 teaspoons active dry yeast

¼ cup + 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk, divided

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

2 ⅓ cups bread flour

¼ cup + 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, divided

Directions

Add the1 cup of warm milk to a large bowl and sprinkle the 2 teaspoons of dry yeast on top. Let this sit for 10 minutes. 

Add ¼ cup condensed milk, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir to combine.

Add the 2 1/3 cup of breac flour and stir to combine.

Add ¼ cup melted butter. 

Mix to form a dough, then cover with plastic wrap and let it sit for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, knead the dough in the bowl for about 20 seconds. 

Cover the bowl and let it sit for another 30 minutes

Knead again for 20 seconds.

Let the dough sit for 30 more minutes.

Divide the dough into 5 equal parts with your hands and roll each part into a ball. 

Cover the dough balls and let them sit for 30 minutes. 

Place one ball in the center of a 9-inch round cake pan. 

Roll out the remaining balls into an oblong shape about 8 inches, then roll into a cylinder. Cut each rolled-up cylinder into 4 sections. Assemble the cylinder pieces around the center ball and cover. 

Again, let this sit for 30 minutes.

Toward the end of the final resting period, preheat the oven to 350 F.

Bake the bread for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine the remaining butter and condensed milk in a small bowl and stir with a whisk. When the bread comes out of the oven, brush it with the butter mixture and serve.