Place warm water, yeast, sugar, salt and olive oil into the bowl of a mixer with a dough hook and let stand for 5 minutes until well bloomed.

Add 1 cup of all-purpose flour and mix for 3-5 minutes until combined.

Add 1 more cup of flour and mix until combined.

Continue adding flour 1/4 cup at a time until the dough is nice and soft, about 8 minutes. It should not stick to the sides of the bowl, but will stick a bit to the bottom. If it crumbles and falls apart, it is too dry, so add water (a teaspoon at a time) with the mixer running until the consistency is correct.

Lightly flour a work surface. Knead the dough until it is smooth and soft. This took me 5 or so minutes. It's a workout, too, but worth it. Don't give up!

Wipe out the mixer bowl and wipe with a paper towel that has been very lightly oiled.

Shape the dough into a ball and return to the mixer bowl. Cover with wrap and let rise in a warm place for one half to one hour or until it has doubled in size.

Line a baking sheet pan (or two) with parchment paper.

Dump the dough onto your lightly floured surface and divide into 4 equally sized pieces.

Shape (roll) each dough piece until it is a 9" long loaf that is roughly the same thickness all over. Mine came out about 1 1/2" - 2" thick.

Transfer dough to the baking sheet, keeping them 2" apart. I needed two pans.

Cover with plastic wrap that has been sprayed lightly with non-stick spray.

Place in a warm place and let rise until doubled, about an hour.

Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 350 F.

When loaves have doubled, remove plastic wrap and bake for 25 minutes.

When loaves are done, remove from the oven and immediately rub the tops with the stick of butter. You don't need much, but you do want to rub the entire top of the loaf. This will give the loaves the perfect crust and texture.

Cover with a clean towel and let cool for 30 minutes.

Slice as desired and enjoy!