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Simple white bread recipe

Simple white bread recipe to help you make soft and fluffy white sandwich bread in five simple steps using simple ingredients.
5 from 10 votes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Proofing time 3 hours 10 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, British
Servings 1 Loaf

Ingredients
  

  • 357 g Flour or 2 3/4 cup
  • 210 ml Warm water or 1 cup-2 tbsp
  • 1 tsp Instant yeast (Active dry yeast 1 and 1/4 tsp)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 42.6 g Butter or 3 tbsp
  • 1 tbsp Sugar or honey or more according to your preference

Instructions
 

Prepare the bread dough

  • Into a bowl add inthe lukewarm water,honey,salt,yeast and stirr to dissolve.Add in the softened butter and then the flour.
    Combine everything together to form a shaggy mass of dough.
    Transfer it on to a claen work surface and knead the dough for around 8 minutes.Cover them and leave it for another 10 minutes.
    Knead the dough for 2 more minutes and dothe window pane test to check the doneness of the dough.
    If it passes the window pane test,our dough is ready for the first proofing.Other wise knead for a few more minutes to get your dough properly done.

First Proofing

  • Lightly oil a clean bowl and place the dough inside it and cover it with a damp cloth or plastic film and let it rise for 2 hours.
    After two hours,transfer the dough on to a lightly floured work surface and degas the dough.

Shape the dough

  • Fold in three parts to form a recatngle and then again flatten it into a long rectangle.
    Make sure there are no airbubbles in the sheet.
    The breadth of the rectangle should be slightly less than length of the baking pan.
    Roll it just as we roll a jelly roll.Pinch the edges and sides to seal.
    Drag the shaped dough to create a tensive surface on top.This can give a good ovenrise.

Second Proofing

  • Place the shaped dough onto a greased baking pan.
    Cover it with a damp cloth or plastic film and let the dough rise for 70-80 minutes.

Bake the bread

  • Bake @ 350 F preheated oven for 32-35 minutes.
  • Enjoy Delicious,Soft and fluffy sandwich bread.

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