This is a master sweet dough recipe used for yeast breads. This dough results in yeast breads that are tender, fluffy, and slightly chewy and can be used to make cinnamon rolls, raised doughnuts, soft dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls, and much more!
04Add the Milk/Yeast: Stir in the milk/yeast mixture.
05Add the Flour: Stir in the flour until it is all hydrated. The dough will be shaggy at this point.
06Knead: This dough can be kneaded by hand or with the dough hook of a stand mixer. If kneading by hand, lightly flour a work surface and knead the dough for about 6-7 minutes, until it is smooth and elastic. The dough will be very sticky to start, but will become less sticky as it is kneaded. If kneading in the stand mixer, knead at medium/high speed for about 5 minutes, stopping about halfway through to scrape the bottom of the bowl.
07Ferment: Lightly spray the dough with oil and cover the bowl with a towel or plastic wrap. Let it ferment at room temperature until double in size. This will take about 30-45 minutes if you used quick rise yeast and 1-2 hours if active dry yeast was used. A warm spot will speed up the fermentation time.
08Punching: Deflate the air out of the dough by pressing down on it in the center and bringing the edges of the dough over the top. The dough can now be shaped into cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls, a loaf, etc...