ONION DILL PICNIC BREAD

Steps:

• In small saucepan, combine sugar, milk, 1/2 cup butter and salt.
• Cook on medium heat until butter is melted.
• Cool to warm (105-115F).
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water.
• Stir in minced onion and only 2 1/2 tsp dillweed.
• Add milk mixture, 2 beaten eggs and enough flour to make dough easy to handle.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 8 minutes.
• Place dough into a greased bowl; turn greased side up.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size, approx.
• 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch down dough and divide in half.
• Roll half of the dough into a 24 by 8 inch rectangle.
• Spread with 2 tbsp butter.
• Cut crosswise (not lengthwise) into 6 equal pieces.
• Stack on top of each other, buttered side up.
• Cut stack again, crosswise, into 5 equal pieces.
• Place cut edge down, in a greased 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.
• Repeat with remaining dough and butter.
• Cover, and let rise until double in bulk (about 1 hour).
• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Bake loaves for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together egg yolk and 1 tbsp water.
• Brush each loaf with egg mixture and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tsp dillweed (1/4 tsp each loaf).
• Continue baking for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from pan immediately.