OK DDD husband... Here ya go!
5 1/2 to 6 cups flour (I use half white and half wheat, you can also do 4 white/2 rye)
1 tbsp (or 1 pkg, or 3 tsp active dry yeast)
2 cups 2% milk, heated to 130 (beverage setting on my microwave, LOL)
2 tbsp granulated sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
Optional: 2 tsp salt - tastes the same to me without the salt as with
Put 5 1/2 cups flour and other dry ingredients in a bowl. Add olive oil. Add milk and mix (I use a mixer with a dough hook). Add remaining flour as necessary, until dough is reasonably smooth and not overly sticky.
Grease another bowl very lightly and put ball of dough in, cover with a towel and put in a warm place for an hour.
Grease 2 loaf pans (again very lightly). Punch dough down, divide in two, put in loaf pans and cover with towel. Heat oven to 350. In 20 minutes, put bread in oven and bake about 45 minutes until light brown and when you tap sounds hollow. Turn out, let cool and enjoy!
I have also been known to add:
Italian spices - rosemary, basil, oregano, dried garlic & onion
or
Cinnamon, then I flatten the dough, dust with cinnamon and sugar, roll up and put in pan
or
Add 1/4 cup molasses or honey
This is really easy, too.
