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WHITE BREAD 2 pkg. dry yeast 2 c. warm water 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. salt 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 c. flour 1/4 c. cooking oil Dissolve yeast in big mixer bowl (be sure water is not too warm, just like testing a baby's bottle). Mix in sugar, salt, oil and 1 cup of flour at a time, mixing well after each addition until smooth, about 3 cups. Beat in electric mixer until smooth. Remove beaters and mix with wooden spoon enough of the remaining flour (about 2 1/2 cups) to make dough easy to handle. Turn dough on lightly floured board; knead until smooth and elastic (10 minutes). Cover with clean dish towel; let rise in warm place until doubled, 45 minutes. Punch down dough, split in half. Roll each half into 18 x 9-inch rectangle. It should be about 3/4-inch thick. Roll up, beginning at the narrowest end (after the bread is baked, notice the fine texture partially by this rolling up process). Mash each end to seal and fold under. Place seam side down in greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. Brush with salad oil or butter and let rise again until double, about 1 hour. Bake in preheated 400 degrees oven for 35 minutes. Makes 2 loaves. This is the best and easiest recipe I've ever found for white bread. It makes it very light and crusty. Making bread is really man's work because the secret is in the kneading. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |