Homemade White Bread These instructions may seem long but they are step by step and actually easy to make. 5 cups (approximately)all purpose or bread flour 1 pkg (5 grams) traditional active dry yeast 2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoon melted butter 2 cups lukewarm whole milk 1/2 cup lukewarm water 1.Dissolve 1 tbsp of the sugar in the half cup of lukewarm water. Sprinkle the yeast over the surface of the water and let stand for about 15 minutes until the yeast foams well, then stir it up. If you prefer to use instant yeast, just add it to the flour mixture in the instruction below. 2.Combine 3 cups of the flour along with 2 tbsp sugar and salt in a large bowl 3.Add the prepared yeast, melted butter and warm milk to bowl. 4.Using a wooden spoon or your hands mix for 4-5 minutes until the mixture is smooth with no lumps. 5.Now begin to slowly add the remaining 2 cups of flour. Mix well (Note: You may need to use a little more or a little less flour. Add only enough flour to form a dough that releases from the sides of the bowl and remains slightly tacky but able to be handled with your bare hands) 6.Turn the dough out onto a floured counter top to knead. 7.Knead the dough for an additional 10 minutes by using your hands on a bread board or counter top. 8.Cover dough and leave to rest and rise for one hour. Punch the dough down and knead it for a few minutes by hand before letting it rest for another 10 minutes. 9.Grease 2 medium loaf pans. Divide the dough into 4-6 equal portions. Form each division into a ball. Place 2 or 3 balls of dough in each loaf pan. Cover with a clean tea towel and allow the dough to rise until it is about 2 inches above the rim of the pan, about 2 hours depending on room temperature. Just cover the pans with a clean tea towel. You can spray the surface of the dough with water from a spray bottle to prevent the surface of the dough balls from becoming too dry 10.Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes depending on the size of the pans that you are using. The loaves should have a golden crust and sound hollow when tapped to be fully baked. 11.When baked, turn loaves out onto a wire rack to cool. Brush the tops with melted butter if desired to soften the top crust. Enjoy
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 02:27:02 +0000
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