John's Onion Dilly Bread

• 8 cups bread flour
• 1 12 tablespoons fast-rising active dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 14 cup sugar
• 2 14 cups low-fat milk
• 14 lb butter
• 3 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons dill seeds
• 1 tablespoon dry dill weed
• 14 cup instant minced onion
• 1 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper

1. Using a heavy duty mixer, combine all dry ingredients with 4 cups of the flour.
2. Place milk & butter in a microwave bowl & heat on HIGH for 3 1/2 minute or until mixture reaches 115 degrees.
3. In a separate bowl beat eggs to a froth.
4. Using a dough hook at low speed, combine heated milk/butter combo & dry ingredients in mixer bowl, then add beaten eggs.
5. Continue to knead at low speed while slowly adding (in 1/2 cup increments) remaining flour until dough begins to release from sides of bowl.
6. Place dough in a greased bowl covered with a dishtowel & let rise until double in volume.
7. Punch down & let rest for 10 minutes.
8. After resting divide into loaves of desired size & let rise again until double in size.
9. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.
10. After removing from the oven, brush loaves with melted butter.
11. Makes 2 large or 8 small loaves.
12. Time does not include rising time.

bread flour, fastrising, salt, sugar, lowfat milk, butter, eggs, dill seeds, dill, onion, fresh coarse ground black pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/johns-onion-dilly-bread-258054 (may not work)