Recipe Cheat Sheet

White Bread

2 loaves (32 slices) · prep 25 min · total 220 min

Warm the water to 110°F
Grease two 9x5-in loaf pans
2 1/4 cups warm waterstir, stand 5 to 10 min until foamymix in, a cup of flour at a time, to a soft doughknead 8 to 10 min until smooth and elasticcover and rise in an oiled bowl about 1 hr, until doubledpunch down, halve, shape into loaves, set in the panscover and rise 40 min, until 1 in above the rimsbake 375°F 30 to 35 min, until golden and hollow-sounding, or 190°F insideturn out, cool on a rack about 1 hr before slicing
3 Tbsp sugar
2 packets (4 1/2 tsp) active dry yeast
1 Tbsp salt
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
6 1/2 cups bread flour, plus more for kneading
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Makes 2 loaves (32 slices). Prep 25 min, cook 30 min, ready in 3 hr 40 min.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups warm water
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • 2 packets (4 1/2 tsp) active dry yeast
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 6 1/2 cups bread flour, plus more for kneading

Before you start

  • Warm the water to 110°F.
  • Grease two 9x5-in loaf pans.

Directions

  1. Stir, stand 5 to 10 min until foamy: warm water, sugar, active dry yeast.
  2. Mix in, a cup of flour at a time, to a soft dough: step 1, salt, vegetable oil, bread flour.
  3. Knead 8 to 10 min until smooth and elastic: step 2.
  4. Cover and rise in an oiled bowl about 1 hr, until doubled: step 3.
  5. Punch down, halve, shape into loaves, set in the pans: step 4.
  6. Cover and rise 40 min, until 1 in above the rims: step 5.
  7. Bake 375°F 30 to 35 min, until golden and hollow-sounding, or 190°F inside: step 6.
  8. Turn out, cool on a rack about 1 hr before slicing: step 7.

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