Wow, this recipe looks to be giving me much better results. I got all the butter mixed in and the dough came back together just like the recipe said it would (6 oz/12 Tbsp). It started with a sponge of yeast, flour, 1 egg and a pinch of sugar. Then, you added the rest of the flour, sugar, salt, 4 eggs, mixed, then added the butter. Just checked on it and, with 40 minutes left of the recommended 2-hour first rise, it's already doubled in size and then some, so I think I'll give it a few more minutes then take it out, deflate, and put it in the fridge for it's second, much longer rise. It's enough to make 2 loaves but I think I'll either make cinnamon bread or sticky buns with the other part, got a few hours to decide.