Basic Dough

This dough is amazing !  You can use it for all sorts of things . . . cinnamon rolls, mummy dogs, hot cross buns, etc.

Ingredients:

4 Cups of Milk

1 Cup of oil

1 Cup of Sugar

9 Cups of Flour

4 1/2 teaspoons of yeast

1 teaspoon of baking powder (High Altitude - 1/2 scant teaspoon of baking powder)

1 scant teaspoon of baking soda (High Altitude - 1/2 scant teaspoon  of baking soda)

1 tablespoon salt

Combine the milk and oil in a large pot.  Add the sugar and stir it around.  Heat it almost to a boil and then turn off the heat.  Let the mixture cool until it's warm.  Add 8 Cups of flour along with the yeast.  Stir it around until it is combined.  It will be sticky.  Cover the mixture with the lid of the pot or a dish towel and let it sit for an hour or so (I usually set it inside my oven - with the oven turned off - just to help it rise).  After it has risen, sprinkle in the remaining cup of flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Stir gently to combine or use your hands to knead it until it is combined.  Now you can roll the dough out on a floured surface and use it for whatever you are using the dough for today.  I find that if I roll the dough out on a piece of foil or parchment paper it makes my clean up a LOT easier.

Recipe Credit:  The Pioneer Woman Cooks - A Year of Holidays pg. 89