1¼ cups lukewarm milk
⅓ cup caster sugar
4 tsp (2 x 7g sachet) dried yeast
2 eggs, lightly beaten
4 cups bread flour
1 tsp salt
100g butter, chilled, chopped
Combine milk, sugar and yeast in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place 10 minutes. Stir in eggs.
Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Rub in butter. Add milk mixture. Stir until a soft dough forms. Turn dough out; knead for 10 minutes or until elastic. Transfer dough to a lightly oiled bowl.
Cover and set aside in a warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in size. Knock back dough; knead until smooth.
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