Favorite White Loaf Bread

This homemade bread recipe makes good toast.

2 Pkg Yeast
1/2 Cup Warm Water, 110-115 degrees (use an instant read thermometer)
3 1/2 Cups lukewarm Milk or Potato Water
1/4 Cup Sugar
1 Tbsp Kosher Salt
1/4 Cup Butter, room temperature
10-12 Cups Bread Flour
     (Sometimes I substitute 3 cups of whole wheat flour for some of the bread flour)

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water with a pinch of sugar taken from the 1/4 cup of sugar, set aside to proof.
Combine milk, sugar, salt, and butter in a large bowl.
Add 4 Cups of flour and mix well.
Add yeast and beat well with whisk until smooth and spongy.
Work in the rest of the flour, then knead until smooth, about 10 minutes.
Round up in a greased bowl, cover and let rise until double, about an hour and a half.
Punch down and knead a little.
Shape into 3 loaves, place in greased (and corn-mealed, if you like) bread pans.
Let rise until double, about an hour.
Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
If the top of the loaf starts getting too brown during baking, loosly set foil over top of loaves.