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In the large bowl of an electric mixer, combine the water and the
milk powder and stir so the milk dissolves.
Add the yeast to this mixture while water and milk is still warm. I
let the yeast proof (dissolve and start to react) for a couple of
minutes then add the sugar, salt, butter, egg and 2 cups of the
flour. Mix on low speed of mixer until ingredients are wet, then
turn to medium speed and mix for 2 minutes. Stop the mixer
and add 2 more cups of flour (now 4 cups total added so far)
then mix on low speed until the ingredients are wet, then turn
mixer on medium speed and mix for 2 minutes. The dough will
be getting stiff and you may need to remove the bowl from the
mixer and mix in the remaining flour by hand (mine is still wet
here).
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Add approximately 1/2- 1 cup of flour and mix again. (This can be done by hand or
mixer). The dough should be soft, not overly sticky, and not stiff. (It is not necessary to use
the entire 5 1/2 cups of flour). Scrape the dough off the sides of the bowl and pour
approximately on tablespoon of vegetable oil all around the sides of the bowl. Turn the
dough over in the bowl so it is covered with the oil. (This helps prevent the dough from
drying out.) Cover with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place
until double in size.
Sprinkle a cutting board or counter with flour and put the dough on the flour. You want to
put enough flour on the dough so that it is workable and not sticky.
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