Bread Recipe
By GuateMom
@GuateMom (1411)
Canada
March 7, 2007 8:06pm CST
I´ve had several people wanting to know how I make bread, so here is the recipe for all to see! I make it with half white, half brown flour so that it is fairly healthy, but not too heavy.
Half-Half Bread - Makes 3 large loaves
2 cups hot milk
2 cups water
4 T. oil
3 T. sugar
1 T. salt
1/4 cup very warm water
2 T. dry yeast
6 c. brown flour
6 c. white flour
In a small bowl, mix warm water and yeast until dissolved, let sit for five minutes to activate.
In a separate, large bowl, mix all remaining ingredients, except the flour. Add yeast mixture and stir to blend well. Add two cups of each kind of flour and stir. Alternate adding one cup of each kind of flour until the dough forms a blob in the bowl.
Tip the dough out onto a floured surface and begin to knead, adding more flour if necessary. Knead for about 5 minutes (though longer is better!) and put into an oiled bowl. Cover and leave in a warm place to let rise for about an hour or until doubled in size.
Punch the dough down again and knead a little before separating into 3 portions. Form into loaves, place in greased loaf pans and let rise again for about an hour.
Bake in a preheated 450º oven for about 30 minutes or until the loaves sound hollow when tapped.
This recipe is based on one from the Joy of Cooking, although I altered it to make it faster and easier. :)
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@neenasatine (2841)
• Philippines
17 Apr 07
hi.thanks for sharing your tempting recipe. i want to share these recipes for you and for other mylotter out there in order to create some new more tempting version of these recipes...
Banana Nut Bread II
SUBMITTED BY: Susanne
"Melt in your mouth quick bread for the bread machine."
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup margarine, softened
2/3 cup milk
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup mashed bananas
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
DIRECTIONS
Spray bread machine pan with vegetable oil spray.
Premix ingredients in order listed. Place mixture in bread machine pan.
Select the Quick Bread/Cake cycle. Press Start. Check after 1 minute to see if mixture is well blended.
Cook until cake cycle stops. Remove pan, and cool completely before removing bread from pan.
Amish Bread
SUBMITTED BY: Sherry Ann
"My husband's ancestors were Amish and Mennonite. This delicious recipe is adapted from an old Amish recipe, but made in the bread machine."
INGREDIENTS
2 3/4 cups bread flour
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
18 tablespoons warm water
DIRECTIONS
Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select White Bread cycle; press Start.
When the dough has raised once and second cycle of kneading begins, turn machine off. Reset by pressing Start once again. This gives the dough two full raising cycles before the final raising cycle prior to baking.
Homemade Bread
SUBMITTED BY: Sandra Anderson
"'WE BAKED at least two batches of bread each week for our family of six. We also spent hours (or so it seemed) churning the butter to spread on it, which we especially loved to do while it was still warm. Fried chicken never tasted quite as good without homemade bread-and-butter sandwiches.'"
INGREDIENTS
2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
4 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees to 115 degrees)
6 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons salt
1/4 cup shortening, melted and cooled
12 cups all-purpose flour, divided
DIRECTIONS
In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add sugar, salt and shortening; stir until dissolved. Add half the flour; beat until smooth and the batter sheets with a spoon. Mix in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough that cleans the bowl. Turn onto a floured surface. Knead 8-10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours. Punch dough down. Cover and let rise again for 30 minutes.
Divide dough into four parts and shape into loaves. Place in four greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30-45 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans and allow to cool on wire racks.
If Cooking for Two: Wrap and freeze whole or sliced breads
Grandma's Homemade Banana Bread
SUBMITTED BY: Jeannie Meyer
"This recipe is a number one family favorite!!! It's been handed down from generation to generation. You can get creative by adding nuts, raisins or anything else that you want to throw in the batter"
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 bananas, mashed
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup sour milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
Combine sugar, butter, bananas, eggs, flour, baking soda, milk, salt and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl; beat well. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in a preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
8 Mar 07
You have wonderful timing! I have been wanting some homemade bread lately but the only wheat recipe I have makes extremely heavy bread. This sounds like it will be just the right mix. Do you prefer a certain type of loaf pan...glass, metal, stoneware?
