Gather flour, yeast, warm water or milk, sugar, salt, and butter or oil
Mix the yeast with warm liquid and sugar
Let the yeast sit until foamy
Add flour, salt, and fat to the yeast mixture
Stir until a rough dough forms
Knead the dough until smooth and elastic
Place the dough in a greased bowl
Cover the bowl and let the dough rise until doubled in size
Punch down the dough
Shape the dough into a loaf or rolls
Place the shaped dough in a greased pan or on a baking sheet
Cover and let it rise again until puffy
Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown
Remove from the oven and cool on a rack
Slice and serve