Easy Peasy Homemade Bread

I just got this recipe the day before yesterday from a friend (thanks Deborah!) and tried it out last night. Mmmm, mmm, good. This is a recipe for basic white bread, but stay tuned for variations of this recipe as I will be experimenting with it a bit.



Easy Peasy Homemade Bread

4 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Salt
2 tablespoons Sugar
2 teaspoons Yeast
1 1/2 cups Warm Water (plus a little)
2 tablespoons Oil

Blend flour and salt. Add remaining ingredients and mix together. (Add more flour as necessary.) Knead for 10 minutes or so. Rub a little oil inside the bowl and ad dough. Flip the dough over to get oil on both sides. Cover and allow to rise in a warm spot for one hour. Shape the dough and place in greased pan. (Enough dough for 2 bread pans or 1 large baking sheet) Slit top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Cool for 10 minutes before slicing.

Note: When I made it, I didn't have any bread pans, so I just shaped the entire ball of dough into one large loaf, glazed it with a small amount of melted butter, baked it on a Pampered Chef stone bar pan for 30 minutes and it came out perfect. It is a dense bread, but not very heavy, which is perfect for smearing some butter and jam on. ;) I also had to let mine rise for a lot longer than the recipe calls for, because I had to run an errand, but I just beat it down a bit and let it rise for another hour when I got home.

Try out this recipe and comment with the results. I can't wait to hear if any of you tried it and how you liked it.