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Here is a recipe that I used a few weeks ago as a newbie to bread and it actually was GOOD and work out well. Others here will have good recipes too.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Simple-Whole-Wheat-Bread/Detail.aspx
Sandee
Urbandreamer,
I am sure you can use Sandee's recipe using white flour, too. You wouldn't necessarily have to use whole wheat flour. You might have to add a bit more white flour.
Here is the recipe I learned to make bread with over 30 years ago, it is unbelievably simple:
WHITE BREAD
2 cups warm water
2 Pkgs Dry Yeast
2 tbs sugar or honey
1/4 cup oil
1 tbs salt
6-8 cups of flour
Sprinkle yeast over the warm water (should be warmer than lukewarm but not hot). Mix in until it is dissolved. Add Honey, oil and salt. Stir in 2 or 3 cups of flour. Put a cloth over the bowl and set it in a warm place for 15-20 minutes. This wet dough should be starting to get air holes or bubbles by then.
If it is, then you add the rest of the flour, a cup or so at a time. Once the dough starts to form a ball you can tip the dough onto a floured table or counter top. Begin kneading on the floured surface. Knead for about 10 minutes.
If you do not know what kneading is or how to do it, here is a link to a site telling all you need to know about kneading bread dough and they do it much better than I can! It is a great website, you will find a lot of info on it.: http://www.baking911.com/bread/101_knead.htm#HOW%20TO%20KNEAD%20DOUGH:
At any rate, once the dough is kneaded, you can put it back into your bowl, greasing the bottom first and then turning the dough once to make sure the entire surface is oiled so it won't stick to the bowl. Put a tea towel over the top and set in a warm spot to rise for roughly an hour and a half, until it is doubled in size.
It may double faster or slower depending on the warmth of your kitchen. Punch the dough down once it has doubled and then divide into two equal pieces. Form into a loaf and place into two greased and floured loaf pans. Cover and let rise again. 45 min. to an hour.
You can form your loaves by hand or roll them out into a rectangle and roll up from the short end and turn the ends of the roll under and place in your pans. The latter way gives a much more traditional looking loaf.
If you want to, once they have risen, you can brush with egg or egg white before placing in a 375 degree oven for 30 minutes. That will give the tops a nice shiny finish. I have also brushed them with egg and sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds.
Please let us know how your first loaves of bread turn out!
Here is a recipe that I used a few weeks ago as a newbie to bread and it actually was GOOD and work out well. Others here will have good recipes too.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Simple-Whole-Wheat-Bread/Detail.aspx
Sandee
Urbandreamer,
I am sure you can use Sandee's recipe using white flour, too. You wouldn't necessarily have to use whole wheat flour. You might have to add a bit more white flour.
Here is the recipe I learned to make bread with over 30 years ago, it is unbelievably simple:
WHITE BREAD
2 cups warm water
2 Pkgs Dry Yeast
2 tbs sugar or honey
1/4 cup oil
1 tbs salt
6-8 cups of flour
Sprinkle yeast over the warm water (should be warmer than lukewarm but not hot). Mix in until it is dissolved. Add Honey, oil and salt. Stir in 2 or 3 cups of flour. Put a cloth over the bowl and set it in a warm place for 15-20 minutes. This wet dough should be starting to get air holes or bubbles by then.
If it is, then you add the rest of the flour, a cup or so at a time. Once the dough starts to form a ball you can tip the dough onto a floured table or counter top. Begin kneading on the floured surface. Knead for about 10 minutes.
If you do not know what kneading is or how to do it, here is a link to a site telling all you need to know about kneading bread dough and they do it much better than I can! It is a great website, you will find a lot of info on it.: http://www.baking911.com/bread/101_knead.htm#HOW%20TO%20KNEAD%20DOUGH:
At any rate, once the dough is kneaded, you can put it back into your bowl, greasing the bottom first and then turning the dough once to make sure the entire surface is oiled so it won't stick to the bowl. Put a tea towel over the top and set in a warm spot to rise for roughly an hour and a half, until it is doubled in size.
It may double faster or slower depending on the warmth of your kitchen. Punch the dough down once it has doubled and then divide into two equal pieces. Form into a loaf and place into two greased and floured loaf pans. Cover and let rise again. 45 min. to an hour.
You can form your loaves by hand or roll them out into a rectangle and roll up from the short end and turn the ends of the roll under and place in your pans. The latter way gives a much more traditional looking loaf.
If you want to, once they have risen, you can brush with egg or egg white before placing in a 375 degree oven for 30 minutes. That will give the tops a nice shiny finish. I have also brushed them with egg and sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds.
Please let us know how your first loaves of bread turn out!
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