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Basic White Bread

Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Course: Bread
Servings: 2 loaves
Author: Mary Jane

Equipment

  • 2 Bread pan
  • 1 Large mixing bowl
  • 1 Wooden spoon

Ingredients

  • Cup Water warm
  • Cup All purpose flour or bread flour
  • tsp Salt
  • 2 Tbsp Butter softened
  • 1 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Rapid-rise active dry yeast

Instructions

  • In large mixing bowl add flour, salt, & sugar
  • Whisk together dry ingredients
  • Make a small hole in center and add yeast to it
  • Put softened butter in a lump along one side
  • Pour warm water in opposite side
  • Using wooden spoon handle, start to stir together until it starts to combine
  • Flour your hands and start to work the dough until it forms into a ball
  • Let it sit about 15 minutes and then pull and fold over the dough
  • Repeat the rest and pull 3 times
  • Let the dough rise for ~45 minutes or until it has about doubled
  • Cut into 2 equal parts and put in buttered loaf pans
  • Heat oven to 415℉
  • Let the dough rise again in the pans until oven is heated
  • Bake bread for ~20 minutes or until browned on top