This is my great-grandmother's recipe for sweet dough from 1914.
2 packages yeast
1/4 cup lukewarm water
1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
5 cups flour
Dissolve yeast in the lukewarm water.
Scald milk. Add butter, sugar and salt to the hot milk. Cool to lukewarm.
Add yeast and eggs. Add half of the flour to make a drop batter. Beat until smooth and bubble appear. Add more flour to make a soft dough.
Turn out on floured board and knead unto satiny. Place in greased bowl and let rise (about 2 hours).
When light, punch down, and shape into tea rings, rolls, or coffee cakes. Let rise until double (1/2 - 3/4 hour).
Bake 375 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes for coffee cakes, 20 - 25 minutes for rolls. Yield: 2 - 12 inch tea rings, 3 dozen rolls.
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