Ingredients:

    * 1 pkg.  Active dry yeast

    *1 tsp honey

    * 1/2 cup warm water

    * 2 cups milk

    * 3/4 cup sugar - maybe a little less sugar if your sweetheart is not as sweet as mine.

    * 8 cups all purpose flour

    * 2 whole eggs

    * 2 tsp. salt

    * 4 tbs. melted butter

Directions:

Mix yeast in warm water with a teaspoon of sugar and honey. Scald milk; cool to lukewarm. Add yeast, sugar and enough flour to make a medium batter. Beat thoroughly. Let stand until light and foamy. Add melted butter (which has been cooled), eggs and salt. Beat well. Add enough flour to form soft dough. Sprinkle small amount of flour on counter and let dough rest. Meanwhile, clean and dry bowl; grease clean surface of bowl. Knead dough until smooth and satiny. Put in greased bowl; turn over to grease top. Cover; let rise in warm place until double in bulk. Punch down. Turn out on floured board. Divide into portions; let rest 10 minutes.  Place on greased baking sheets. Let rise until doubled. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes; reduce temperature to 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes more. Cool on rack. Yield: 5 to 6 dozen.

Dough may also used for cinnamon rolls just flatten and spread melted butter (8 tbs.) and sprinkle sugar and cinnamon on dough.  Roll dough into a log and cut to ½ sections with thread. Bake at 375 degrees 10 minutes reduce temperature to 350 bake 10 to 15 minutes more or until golden brown on top.