Recipe - Golden Knots

2 pack Active dry yeast
1 cup Plus 2 T. sugar; divided
1 One half cup Warm water; divided
1 cup Milk
One half cup Butter or margarine
2 Eggs
2 teaspoon Salt
8 One half cup Allpurpose flour
Melted butter or margarine

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast and 2 tablespoons sugar in One half cup
water. In a saucepan, heat the milk, butter and remaining water to 110115;
add to yeast mixture. Add eggs, salt, 5 cups flour and the remaining sugar;
beat until smooth. Add enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 68
minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let
rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Divide
into thirds; roll each portion into a 14 inch roll. Divide each roll into
14 pieces. Roll pieces into 9 inch ropes and tie into knots. Place the
rolls 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until
doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 350 for 1520 minutes or until golden
brown. Brush with melted butter. Yield 3 One half dozen.

Recipe by: Taste of Home

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #838 by L979@aol.com on Oct 12, 1997