Basic Loaf Bread

"This recipe is used for basic bread making. Replace whole wheatflour with bread flour and you can make a variety of white breads."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
5
Yields:
1 loaf
Serves:
10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Sprinkle the yeast over 1 1/4 cups water at about 70 degrees.
  • Leave to dissolve about 5 minutes.
  • Mix flour and salt together in a bowl.
  • Make a well in the center of the mixture and pour the disolved yeast mixture into the well.
  • Stir the mixtures together using your fingers in a circular motion.
  • As dough forms, knead it with the heel of your hand, either in the bowl or on a lightly floured surface.
  • Add remaining water as needed.
  • Knead until dough is elastic.
  • Let relax (rise) until doubled in size.
  • Once the dough has relaxed and doubled in size, lightly punch down the dough.
  • Form a ball and let relax.
  • To know when dough has relaxed enough, press one finger into it.
  • If the finger impression stays, the dough has relaxed long enough.
  • If the impression doesn't stay, it hasn't relaxed long enough.
  • Shape the dough into a long loaf.
  • Turn the dough over into a cup of flour spread on the countertop.
  • Let rise until double in size.
  • Carefully turn dough over and place on cookie sheet.
  • Cut five diagonal slashes, each about 1/4 inch deep, across the top of the loaf.
  • Bake at 425 degrees until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
  • To check, remove loaf from pan.
  • Holding it with a towel over your hand, tap the bottom of the loaf.
  • If there is a hollow sound it is done.

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  1. it was my first time making bread and I thought I'd try your recipe. However, I'm pretty sure there was some kind of typo in the flour amounts because when I mixed it all together, it was a BATTER--I think I had a mini panic attack. I had to add about double the stated amount of flour to make it into bread dough. The resulting bread was quite nice, though.
     
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