Basic White Bread Recipe

* 6 cups flour, more or less, divided
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
* 1 envelope active dry yeast
* 2 cups very warm water, about 120°
* 2 tablespoons softened butter

In a large mixing bowl combine 2 cups flour, sugar, salt, and yeast. Beating at low speed, add the water and butter. Continue beating at high speed for 3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup flour and beat 4 minutes longer. Stir in 3 cups flour, or enough to make a soft dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for about 8 to 10 minutes,, or until dough is smooth and elastic, adding a little more flour as necessary.

Place dough in a large buttered bowl, turning to butter top. Cover with a clean towel and let rise for about 1 hour in a warm place, free of drafts. Punch dough down; knead until smooth. Cut dough in half, cover with the mixing bowl, and let stand for 15 minutes longer. Roll each half into a 12x9-inch rectangle. Starting with the narrow edge, roll up, turning ends under to make loaves to fit pans. Place rolls seam side down in greased loaf pans, 9x5x3-inches. Cover pans with clean towel and let rise in warm place until double, about 45 minutes. Bake loaves at 400° for 25 to 30 minutes, or until loaves sound hollow when tapped with fingers. Remove from pans to racks; brush with butter for a soft, more flavorful crust, if desired.

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White Bread recipe

5+ cups bread flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 package dry yeast (rapid rise if possible)
1 cup water
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup milk
1 egg, beaten

baking pans:
cookie sheets, or 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch muffin pans (greased/teflon).

warm milk water and butter in sauce pan to 110 degrees F. It may look slightly curdled, but don't worry. A microwave oven can be used instead. DO NOT OVERHEAT - you will kill the yeast.

by hand/mixer:
mix 2 cups flour with sugar salt soda and yeast. Add the liquids, and mix by hand for 2 minutes. Add 1 additional cup flour and beat until a thick batter (about 2 minutes). Add 1 additional cup flour, then dump out onto a board and start kneading. Add flour as needed to make a nice dough. Knead for about 8 minutes.

by processor:
place 2 cups flour/sugar/salt/soda/yeast in the work bowl and pulse to mix. Add 1/2 the liquid, and pulse mix. Then add 1 additional cup of flour and pulse mix. Add 1 more cup flour and pulse mix. Add flour in 1/2 cup increments until the dough forms a ball. Then knead for 45 seconds.

rising:
place dough ball in a greased bowl and cover tightly with saran wrap. Place in a warm place ( 80-100 F ) and let rise until doubled in volume (1 hour with normal yeast, about 1/2 with rapid rise). You should see respiration products on the saran wrap within 5 minutes. If not, you killed the yeast.

punch down in the bowl, and divide into two halves. Place each half in the loaf pan on or on a cookie sheet. Cover with wax paper and let rise for about 45 minutes (1/2 hour with rapid rise). start preheating the oven 20 minutes (to 375 F) before the rising is done.

Brush the loaves with the egg wash, and bake 45 minutes. A loaf will sound hollow when thumped on the bottom when done. Cool on wire racks.

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Basic Traditional White Bread Recipe

2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
1/2 cup water
1 3/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons shortening
6 cups bread flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water (105F.); set aside. Heat milk, sugar, salt and shortening to 115F. Stir into yeast mixture. Beat in 2 1/2 cups flour. Stir in enough of remaining flour to make a fairly stiff dough. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Knead 10 minutes, slowly add flour a tablespoon at a time, as needed, to prevent sticking. Place dough in greased bowl, turning to greased surface is on top. Cover with damp towel and let rise in a warm place (such as an oven with a pan of hottest tap water on rack below) for an hour or until doubled in size.

Punch down dough. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into smooth ball. Cover with damp towel. Let rest for 10 minutes. Flatten to remove air bubbles. Roll into two 14x8" rectangles.

Roll up tightly (jelly roll fashion) from short side. Seal seam and ends.

Place in 2 greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2" loaf pans. Let rise in warm place until sides of loaf are even with top of pan.

Bake in preheated oven at 375F. for 45 minutes. Cover with foil last 15 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.

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