Basic Sweet Dough for Cinamon Buns

This is Joyce’s famous cinamon bun recipe

ingredients

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1. In a small saucepan, heat milk just until bubbles form around edge of pan; remove from heat. Add sugar, salt and butter, stirring until butter is melted. Let cool to lukewarm (a drop sprinkled on inside of wrist will not feel warm)
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2. If possible, check temperature of warm water with thermometer.
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Sprinkle yeast over water in large bowl, stirring until dissolved.
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Stir in milk mixture.
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3. Add egg and 1 1/2 cups flour; beat with wooden spoon until smooth.
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Add rest of flour; beat until dough is smooth and leaves side of bowl.
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4. turn out dough onto lightly floured table. Knead until dough is satiny and elastic and blisters appear on surface,
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5. Place in lightly greased large bowl; turn to bring up greased side.
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Cover with towel; let rise in warm place (85), free from drafts, until double in bulk--1 to 1/2 hours
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6. Punch down with fist. Turn out onto lightly floured table; knead 10 15 times.
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7. Shape and fill, following directions