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Honey Bunch Bread Recipe

Recipe by: AsianCajun

"This is our family's favorite bread recipe; it was obtained from one of my fathers coworkers."

Directions

1Stir warm water and honey together in a bowl until honey dissolves. Sprinkle yeast over water mixture and let stand until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
2Stir oil and salt into yeast mixture. Mix 3 cups of flour into yeast mixture until no dry spots remain. Stir in remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition, until dough is no longer sticky and pulls together. Continue kneading for 5 minutes in a stand mixer or 10 minutes by hand.
3Place dough in a large, lightly-oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover bowl with a towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
4Punch down dough and let rise again until doubled in volume, about 45 minutes.
5Grease three 9x5-inch loaf pans.
6Punch down dough and turn onto a lightly floured surface. Form dough into 3 loaves and place into prepared pans. Cover loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until dough is about 1 inch above the sides of the loaf pans, about 45 minutes.
7Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
8Bake in preheated oven until tops are golden brown and the bottoms of loaves sound hollow when tapped, about 40 minutes. Remove loaves from pans and transfer to a cooling rack.

Footnotes

Cook's Notes:
I like to use coconut oil and substitute half whole wheat flour. You can also use sugar in place of the honey.
The amount of flour varies based on how it's measured, humidity, and altitude.

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