Basic White Bread Recipe
- 1 pkt Active dry yeast
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 c. Hot water
- 2 Tbsp. Hot water (105F-to-115F)
- 3 c. Bread or possibly unbleached flour (bread flour gives a softer texture)
- 1/4 c. Non-fat dry lowfat milk pwdr
- 2 Tbsp. Vegetable oil or possibly margarine softened
- 1 tsp Salt Oil and cornmeal for pan
- 1 x Egg white, frothed with fork for glaze
- STIR YEAST AND SUGAR into water; let stand till foamy, about 5 min.
- For food processor fitted with metal blade or possibly mixer with dough hook, put remaining bread ingredients into bowl.
- Turn machine on and slowly add in yeast mix.
- Mix till dough cleans sides of bowl.
- If dough is too sticky, add in more flour by the Tbsp., working it in before adding more.
- If dough is dry and crumbly, add in more water by the tsp., working it in before adding more.
- Once desired consistency is achieved (moist but not too sticky), mix dough till well-kneaded, uniformly supple and elastic, about 40 seconds in food processor, or possibly 6 min in mixer.
- If mixing by hand, put ingredients into large bowl and make well in center.
- Pour yeast mix into well and work into ingredients in bowl, then knead on floured board till dough is elastic and smooth, about 10 min.
- Transfer dough to large plastic bag, squeeze out air and seal top.
- Place in bowl.
- Let rise in hot spot till doubled, about 1-to-1 1/2 hrs.
- Oil 8-c.-capacity bread pan (9-inch).
- Punch dough down and shape to fit pan.
- Cover loosely with plastic.
- Let rise in hot spot till doubled, about 1 hour.
- 15 min before baking, put rack in center of oven; set oven at 375F.
- When dough has doubled, brush top with egg white.
- Bake till loaf is golden brown and sounds hollow when rapped on bottom, about 35 min.
- Immediately remove loaf
yeast, sugar, water, water, bread, nonfat dry lowfat milk pwdr, vegetable oil, salt, egg
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/basic-white-bread-79984 (may not work)