Easy White Bread

You can make terrific bread in six steps!! It is really easy to make. This bread has been a hit with our family for many years. I adapted it from a recipe on a package of Winn Easybake Yeast and Bread Improver. The recipe makes 2 680g (1 1/2 lb loaves). Use your imagination when baking the bread. Use smaller loaf tins to make different sizes of loaves. Make rolls, etc.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 25 mins
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  yeast
• 1  tablespoon  bread improver (optional)
• 1  kg bread flour
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 1⁄2 tablespoon sugar
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 600  ml warm water

Directions

1. Blend dry ingredients, rub in shortening. Add warm water (40°C, 105°F), mix until smooth.
2. Cover with moist cloth, stand in warm place 30 - 40 minutes.
3. Knock down, knead lightly. Cut to size required, cover with moist cloth, stand for 10 minutes.
4. Knead well, mould to the required shape. Place in greased tin or on greased tray.
5. Cover wtih a damp cloth and let the bread rise in a draft-free place until 2 - 3 times its original size. Brush lightly with milk, beated egg or shortening.
6. Bake in oven (230°C, 450°F) until loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
7. NORMAL BAKING TIMES: White bread 25-30 minutes.
8. Usually, at 25 minutes, I take the bread out of the tins and return the bread to the oven for a further 5 minutes This browns the bread nicely, all over.