Dh will have to pick up some bread today. I'm going to ask him to pick up some treats on sale.
Bake some Bread!
I would freeze one of the loaves for later
By Cmom
Classic White Bread
6 to 7 cups bread flour
2 tbs plus 1 tsp active dry yeast
3 tbs sugar
1 tbs salt
2 ¼ cups very hot tap water
2 tbs ascorbic acid for preservation (optional)
2 tbs butter or margarine softened or melted (I usually just let it soften) and 2 tbs to brush onto the loaves.
First I proof my yeast. I use my Kitchen-Aid and in the bowl mix together 3 ½ cups of the flour, salt, ascorbic acid, and the butter mixing for about one minute.
I add my proofed yeast to the dry ingredients and mix together scraping the bowl frequently.
I add the remaining flour until the dough comes together and knead it in the Kitchen-Aid for a few minutes until the dough is smooth and springy.
I put some vegetable (peanut) or some type of oil in the bowl and roll the dough until is greased on all sides.
Cover the bowl loosely with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place for about an hour until double in size.
Grease two 8x4 or 9x5 inch loaf pans with shortening or cooking spray
After the dough has risen, take it out of the bowl onto a floured surface and punch it down, divide it in half and flatten each half with your hands or you can use a rolling pin then roll the dough up tightly.
Pinch the end of the rolls to seal the ends and place seam side down in the pans. Melt some butter and brush loaves with the butter, cover loosely with the plastic wrap and let them rise in a warm place for about 40 minutes to an hour, until the bread has doubled in size.
With the oven racks near the bottom of the oven heat the oven to 425°F
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the bread is a deep golden brown. Remove from the pans to a wire rack or pastry cloth and brush the loaves with more melted butter and cool.
