8 Cups Flour (gold medal unbleached all purpose)
1/2 Cup Sugar
3 Tbsp Yeast
3 Cups Water
3 Tsp Salt
5 Tbsp Butter (Tillamook sweet cream salted)
Mix warm water, sugar and yeast in a large bowl and let the yeast activate (10 - 15 minutes)
Add the salt, butter and 4 cups flour. Mix. Let set until 2x size (approximately 30 - 40 minutes)
Mix in the remaining flour, mix and knead until it bounces back.
Place in a large greased bowl and let double in size.
Punch down, divide in 3 and roll into loaf pans.
Let rise.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
