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    Yeast: Good White Bread Recipe


    Source of Recipe


    New Complete Book of Breads

    List of Ingredients




    5 cups bread flour (plus more if needed)
    3 tablespoons sugar
    2 teaspoons salt
    1/4 teaspoon baking soda
    1 package rapid rise dry yeast
    1 cup water
    1 cup buttermilk
    1/3 cup milk
    1 beaten egg

    Recipe



    Warm milk, water and butter in sauce pan to 110�F. It may look slightly curdled, but don't worry. A microwave oven can be used instead. DO NOT OVERHEAT - you will kill the yeast. BY HAND / MIXER: mix 2 cups flour with sugar salt soda and yeast. Add the liquids, and mix by hand for 2 minutes. Add 1 additional cup flour and beat until a thick batter (about 2 minutes). Add 1 additional cup flour, then dump out onto a board and start kneading. Add flour as needed to make a nice dough. Knead for about 8 minutes.
    BY PROCESSOR: place 2 cups flour/sugar/salt/soda/yeast in the work bowl and pulse to mix. Add 1/2 the liquid, and pulse mix. Then add 1 additional cup of flour and pulse mix. Add 1 more cup flour and pulse mix. Add flour in 1/2 cup increments until the dough forms a ball. Then knead for 45 seconds. RISING: place dough ball in a greased bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Place in a warm place ( 80-100�F ) and let rise until doubled in volume (1 hour with normal yeast, about 1/2 with rapid rise). You should see respiration products on the plastic wrap within 5 minutes. If not, you killed the yeast.


    Punch down in the bowl, and divide into two halves. Place each half in the loaf pan on or on a cookie sheet. Cover with wax paper and let rise for about 45 minutes (1/2 hour with rapid rise). start preheating the oven 20 minutes (to 375�F) before the rising is done. Brush the loaves with the egg wash, and bake 45 minutes. A loaf will sound hollow when thumped on the bottom when done. Cool on wire racks.


    To freeze: after cooling completely, wrap tightly in a plastic bag. Will keep frozen for up to two months.

    To rewarm / defrost: place in a 200�F oven for up to 20 minutes.


    Makes 2 loaves.

 

 

 


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