– 1 1/4 cup warm milk 110 degrees Fahrenheit
– 1 cup granulated sugar divided
– 2 tsp dry active yeast
– 7 1/4 cups bread flour spooned and leveled off with knife
– 1/2 tsp salt
– 6 eggs (+1 egg for egg wash)
– 1 tsp vanilla extract
– 1 cup unsalted butter softened