I found a great recipe from Allrecipes.com with almost 2,000 5-star reviews - can't go wrong with that, right? I started at around 8:30pm, it was ready by 11pm. And yes, my son smelled the freshly baked bread and wanted to eat that late. I, of course, restrained myself.
I adjusted the recipe a little bit based on the comments left about using less sugar. I also wanted just a loaf of bread, not two.
WHITE BREAD
Ingredients:
- 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2-1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 small packet)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 cups bread flour
- In a mixer bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Set aside for 10 minutes to activate yeast.
- Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time with the dough hook in low speed. Once all the dry ingredients are in, continue on low speed until the whole dough sticks to the hook.
- Take the dough out, fold it over on itself to redistribute the yeast, make a ball, and place it back in the same bowl after you drizzle a tablespoon of oil (veggie or olive) and turn the dough to coat evenly. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and then a kitchen towel. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
- Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, shape into a loaf and place in a well oiled 9x5 inch loaf pan. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pan.
- Sprinkle a little bit of flour on top of the loaf. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Remove from pan and knock on the bottom of the loaf. If you hear a hollow sound, then it's fully baked. Cool completely in a cooling rack before slicing.
But of course, we couldn't wait for it to cool down completely.
White Bread
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