BETTER BUTTER BREAD/YUMMY YEAST ROLL-BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• 1. (optional - for fluffier bread) stir yeast into water until it dissolves, stir in 1 tsp sugar, let stand until yeast activates and makes a layer of foam on top of water
• 2. add ingredients, in order listed, to bread machine
• 3. If baking in Bread Machine, set to 2 1/2 lb Basic Bread setting & set crust darkness to your preference. (I've found light/med darkness work best in my machine) If baking in a conventional oven or making yeast rolls, set Bread Machine to Bread Dough setting.
• 4. near the end of the kneading cycle, check the doughball for proper consistency. The dough should form a solid ball slightly moist to the touch and stick slightly to the sides of bread machine pan but release cleanly when pulled away from side of pan.
• 5. If dough ball is too tacky and sticks to sides of pan without releasing cleanly, add 1 tsp flour. If dough is pasty and not forming a solid ball, add 1 tbsp flour. If dough ball is dry to touch add 1 tsp water. If dough ball is dry to touch and bread machine motor is straining to knead it, add 1 tbsp water.
• 6. If baking in bread machine, let machine finish and voila! you have a loaf of fluffy, buttery yeast bread. Enjoy!
• 7. If baking in a conventional oven or making Yeast Rolls, remove dough ball from bread machine after dough cycle completes.
• 8. For bread, roll dough ball slightly to elongate it and place in buttered bread pan. For rolls, pinch off small chunks of dough and shape into round rolls about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inches in diameter (20-24 rolls). Place in neat rows, not quite touching, in a well-buttered 13x9x2 inch pan.
• 9. Cover bread or rolls and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 30 to 40 minutes.
• 10. Brush tops of bread or rolls with melted butter or margarine, then bake in a 325 degree oven until nicely browned. (50-60 min bread; 15-20 min rolls)