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==Description==
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White bread <ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Tasty-White-Bread |title= Taste of Home |year=1998|pages=17|publisher=Taste of Home|work=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Crocker|first=Betty |title=Betty Crocker's Cookbook New and Revised Edition |year=1979|publisher=Golden Press/New York Western Publishing Company, Inc.|isbn=78-52003|pages=209}}</ref> is a staple in North American homes.
  
 
==Ingredients==
 
==Ingredients==
*2½ cups (approx 625 ml) warm water
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* 2 packages active dry yeast
*1 packet dry (2 1/4 teaspoons) [[Cookbook:Yeast|yeast]]
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* 3/4 cup warm water (105-115 degrees F)
*1 oz (30 g) [[Cookbook:Sugar|sugar]] or [[Cookbook:Honey|honey]]
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* 2 cups lukewarm milk (scalded then cooled)
*2 lb (1 kg) [[Cookbook:Flour|flour]]
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* 3 tbsp sugar
*1 pinch [[Cookbook:Salt|salt]]
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* 3 tbsp shortening
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* 1 tbsp salt
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* 7-8 cups all purpose flour
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* margarine or butter softened
  
==Procedure==
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==Procedures==
#Put half of the water into a container, add yeast and either sugar or honey.
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Add yeast to warm water, dissolving. Combine milk, sugar, shortening, salt and 4 cups of flour, stirring. Beat for smooth consistency, add in flour so dough stays smooth. Dust flat surface with flour, knead dough for ~10 minutes on this space making it smooth and elastic. Grease bowl with some butter/oil. Roll into a ball and roll into the bowl, leaving the greasy side up, cover and leave for ~1 hour. Punch dough, then divide into halves. Roll each half into a rectangle shape, 18"x9". Fold the short side into thirds, overlap the ends, then roll tightly. Pinch off the ends and fold under. Grease two loaf pans with margaine and place loaves inside. (Seams down) Leave to rise ~1 hour. Place on low racks in 425 degree F heated oven. Bake until a deep golden brown colour, ~30 minutes. Remove from pans and onto cooling rack, brush tops with margarine.  
#Take another container and put in 2 pounds(1 kg) of flour. Form a crater in the middle into which you can pour the water with the yeast. Add a pinch of salt. Knead it and keep adding water until the dough has a good thick consistency.
 
#Place the dough on a surface and let it stand for about 1 hour. Knead again to let the air out and knead it into the shape of a bread. Let it stand for another 45 minutes.
 
#[[Cookbook:Baking|Bake]] in an oven at 375°F (200 °C) for 50-60 minutes or until the internal temperature is about 200°F(95 °C).
 
#Now you have a nice, tasty loaf of bread.
 
  
==Tips==
 
If your bread seems crumbly or not sufficiently soft and bouncy, try using high gluten flour. You can get special bread making flour which is higher in gluten than normal flour.
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://www.homebaking.mobi/bread/milk-bread.htm Enriched White Bread Recipe]
 
*[http://www.homebaking.mobi/bread/milk-bread.htm Enriched White Bread Recipe]
  
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Latest revision as of 12:21, 28 June 2012

| Bread Recipes

Description

White bread [1][2] is a staple in North American homes.

Ingredients

  • 2 packages active dry yeast
  • 3/4 cup warm water (105-115 degrees F)
  • 2 cups lukewarm milk (scalded then cooled)
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp shortening
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 7-8 cups all purpose flour
  • margarine or butter softened

Procedures

Add yeast to warm water, dissolving. Combine milk, sugar, shortening, salt and 4 cups of flour, stirring. Beat for smooth consistency, add in flour so dough stays smooth. Dust flat surface with flour, knead dough for ~10 minutes on this space making it smooth and elastic. Grease bowl with some butter/oil. Roll into a ball and roll into the bowl, leaving the greasy side up, cover and leave for ~1 hour. Punch dough, then divide into halves. Roll each half into a rectangle shape, 18"x9". Fold the short side into thirds, overlap the ends, then roll tightly. Pinch off the ends and fold under. Grease two loaf pans with margaine and place loaves inside. (Seams down) Leave to rise ~1 hour. Place on low racks in 425 degree F heated oven. Bake until a deep golden brown colour, ~30 minutes. Remove from pans and onto cooling rack, brush tops with margarine.


External links

References

  1. Taste of Home. Taste of Home. 1998. pp. 17. http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Tasty-White-Bread. 
  2. Crocker, Betty (1979). Betty Crocker's Cookbook New and Revised Edition. Golden Press/New York Western Publishing Company, Inc.. pp. 209. ISBN 78-52003.