White Bread
- 2 cups Cups Warm Water (110u0b0)
- 2 Tablespoons White Sugar
- 2 envelopes Envelope (1/4 Ounce Each) Fleischman RapidRiseTM Yeast
- 1-1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 cups Cup Vegetable Oil
- 6 cups Bread Flour
- 2 dashes PAM(R) Non-stick Cooking Spray
- 1. In a large mixing bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in the yeast using the flat blade in your mixer.
- 2. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam. (This step is optional.)
- 3. Mix salt and oil into the yeast.
- 4. Replace the flat blade beater with the dough hook.
- 5. Mix in flour one cup at a time on low speed.
- 6. Once all the dry ingredients are in, come up to medium speed for 5 minutes.
- Note: If you do not have a mixer with a dough hook, simply knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth.
- 7.then take the dough out, fold it over on itself to redistribute the yeast, make a ball, and place it back in the same bowl after you drizzle a tablespoon of oil (veggie or olive) and turn the dough to coat evenly.
- 8.tllow the dough to rise at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
- Note: A closed unlit gas oven is an excellent draft-free place. The heat from the pilot provides adequate warmth for proper rising. With an electric oven, turn to 150u0b0F for about 3 minutes, then turn off the heat and open the door for 3 minutes. Place the bowl of dough in the oven and quickly close the door. This will give you an approximate temperature of 85u0b0F, just right for even and fairly quick rising.
- Dough is ready when its surface is dotted with bubbles.
- 9.tunch dough down.
- 10.tnead for a few minutes, and divide in half.
- 11.thape into two balls.
- 12.tightly coat the bottom of two black cast iron pots with PAM(R) non-stick cooking spray.
- 13.tPlace the dough balls in the cast iron pots.(You may also use two well-oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans.)
- 14.tllow to rise for 30 minutes or so.
- Note: When it is ready, dough will be more than double in size and will not readily spring back when poked with a finger.
- 15. Bake at 350u0b0F for 30 minutes.
- 16. Dump the bread from the black cast iron pots and let it cool on a rack for at least 1 hour before slicing.
- Yields 2 loaves.
water, white sugar, rapidrisetm, salt, vegetable oil, bread flour, spray
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/white-bread/ (may not work)