Mary's Foolproof Bread

total of 5 ½ - 6 cups of flour total with oats etc [for wheat do at least ½ white flour or too dense] 2 pkg yeast 1 tablespoon salt + 1 tablespoon sugar 2 Tbsp soft butter or margarine 2¼ cups Hot Water

mix about ½ dry grains + flour all other dry Ingredients add soft butter blend crumbly add Hot water mix for a couple min add slowly another cup or so of dry flour until stretchy then add a bit more until ball leaves side of bowl I turn into big bowl + cover with [sprayed] plastic wrap + then a cloth let rest + rise [double] maybe 20-30 min then punch + divide + put into sprayed pans [now is the time to roll in cinnamon or fruit if making roll] I brush w/olive oil [you can slash top if want] let rise double[maybe 30 mins.] then depends on your oven but about 375* 45-60min