About a month ago I started to do something that makes my home smell so good in morning. I started to make bread. Not just any bread but Amish Friendship bread. With just enough sugar it taste like a sweet bread, and if you cut back the sugar just a little bit hen you have great sandwich bread. When it comes to this bread it  is that versatile.

Since I started to make this bread my daughter Megan has become addicted to it. One week I was to tired to make bread; so Mark and I happened to buy some bread at the store. Megan tried it and asked for “mommy’s original bread” and so I have been happily making it ever since.

INGREDIENTS
2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1/3 cup white sugar or for a more sweeter bread or  2/3 cup of white sugar for more of a sandwich bread.

1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 cups bread flour



DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam. (TIP: Let yeast stand for about 5minitues if it creamy then it means it is not dead and your loaf has a better chance of rising.)
Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half. Shape into loaves, and place into two well oiled 9×5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.