Simple recepies to make a plain bread?!
Simple recepies to make a plain bread?
Answers:
Traditional White Bread
2 packages active dry yeast
1/2 cup water
1 3/4 cup milk
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons shortening
6 - 7 cups bread flour
Directions:
Dissolve yeast in warm water (105F.); set aside. Heat milk, sugar, salt and shortening to 115F. Stir into yeast mixture. Beat in 2 1/2 cups flour. Stir in enough of remaining flour to make a fairly stiff dough. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Knead 10 minutes, slowly add flour a tablespoon at a time, as needed, to prevent sticking. Place dough in greased bowl, turning to greased surface is on top. Cover with damp towel and let rise in a warm place (such as an oven with a pan of hottest tap water on rack below) for an hour or until doubled in size.
Punch down dough. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into smooth ball. Cover with damp towel. Let rest for 10 minutes. Flatten to remove air bubbles. Roll into two 14x8" rectangles.
Roll up tightly (jelly roll fashion) from short side. Seal seam and ends.
Place in 2 greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2" loaf pans. Let rise in warm place until sides of loaf are even with top of pan.
Bake in preheated oven at 375F. for 45 minutes.
Source(s):
I've been baking bread since I was 12. Practice makes perfect. The Betty Crocker cookbook, everything you need to know to cook has some great tips for begginers.
1-1/2-POUND LOAF |
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1 cup Water
2 tablespoons Butter
1 teaspoon Salt
3 cups Bread Flour
1/4 cup Nonfat Dry Milk
4 teaspoons Sugar
4 teaspoons Gluten
2 1/4 teaspoons Fleischmann's Bread Machine Yeast
Amish White Bread, (makes 2)
* 2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
* 2/3 cup white sugar (use about half that, it's very sweet)
* 1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
* 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
* 1/4 cup vegetable oil
* 6 cups bread flour
1. In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam.
2. Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
3. Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half. Shape into loaves, and place into two well oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.