Bread in a Bag

KitchenCraftsnMore's Note:

Interesting concept! Make and mix bread - all in an oversize Ziploc bag!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 35 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 loaf

• 2 1/2-3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 envelope fleischmann's fast rising yeast
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Combine 1 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar, dry milk, and salt in a 1-gallon, heavy duty freezer bag with zipper-lock.
2. Squeeze upper part of bag to force out air.
3. Shake and work bag with fingers to blend ingredients.
4. Heat water and vegetable oil until very warm (120 F to 130 F); add to flour mixture.
5. Reseal bag; mix thoroughly by working bag with fingers.
6. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a stiff batter that pulls away from the bag.
7. Remove dough from bag; knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes.
8. Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
9. Roll dough to 12 x 7-inch rectangle.
10. Beginning from short end, roll up tightly as for jelly roll.
11. Pinch seam and ends to seal.
12. Place in greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
13. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
14. Bake at 375 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until done.
15. Remove from pan; cool on wire rack.

Reviews

[Wild Squirrel]

We didn't have a large size bag, so we made it in a bowl mixing by hand and it turned out GREAT! The bread was so soft and scrumptious.

[Akikobay]

This recipe gets 10 stars for fun and 4 stars for bread value. My kids and I had a great time making this. The dough did exactly what it was supposed to do and the flavor of the bread was delicious. Our bread was a little bit heavier than our usual homemade bread, but I'm positive that it wasn't kneaded as well as a stand mixer would manage. We made one bag into a loaf, and made the other into little rolls. The rolls were a lot better than the loaf because you didn't notice the heaviness as much. Both kids enjoyed making this and we'll do it again! Thanks for the recipe KitchenCraftsnMore!

[puppitypup]

This bread looked and tasted great, plus it was real easy to make. The leftovers made wonderful toast too.