I love breads, and to think I can make one is just another level of satisfaction and joy I get. I have tried 3 recipes so far, and this is by far the best and my most favorite one.
Once you know how to make basic bread, there is so much experimentation you can do with the taste, flavors and variety you like. I have baked a lot, but I was baking bread for the first time, so wanted to have one recipe which will be perfect every time. And this is one such recipe. Do try it, you will love it.
Ingredients:
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp yeast
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
11/3 tbsp oil
1 cup warm water
Recipe:
1. Take a large mixing bowl, add warm water in it. Water should neither be too warm else it will kill yeast nor cold else yeast will not gets activated. It should be warm enough so that you can hold your finger in it for atleast 8 seconds. I warm 1 cup for 30 seconds in my microwave and that is perfect temperature. This might differ and depend on microwave temperature settings you have.
2. In this warm water add yeast. No need to wait for it to get activated, just wait for about 2 minutes. Add sugar, oil, salt and 2 cups all purpose flour. This will not form a dough, but will be a very sticky consistency and lumpy.
3. Cover the bowl with wet towel and set aside at warm place for 1 hour.
4. After an hour, take 1 cup of remaining flour and spread half of it on your table/counter.
5. Take out the mix in the bowl. It will be very sticky so don't get afraid to get messy :).
6. Knead it in a dough by using flour on your counter and keep adding until remaining 1/2 cup is also incorporated. At this point, it will turn into a beautiful dough.
7. Coat bowl with oil, put the dough inside it and coat it properly in the oil already in the bowl.
8. Cover this again and let it rise for another 45 minutes.
9. Once double in size, beat it down and give it a loaf shape. Place it in the loaf pan.
10. Let it rise again until it has risen 1 inch above loaf pan.
11. Midway between above step, pre-heat oven at 350 F.
12. Once dough has risen, place it in oven at 350 F for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, take it out and let it cool down for 10 min.
13. You will now have the best softest bread you have ever eaten :)
Once you know how to make basic bread, there is so much experimentation you can do with the taste, flavors and variety you like. I have baked a lot, but I was baking bread for the first time, so wanted to have one recipe which will be perfect every time. And this is one such recipe. Do try it, you will love it.
Ingredients:
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp yeast
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
11/3 tbsp oil
1 cup warm water
Recipe:
1. Take a large mixing bowl, add warm water in it. Water should neither be too warm else it will kill yeast nor cold else yeast will not gets activated. It should be warm enough so that you can hold your finger in it for atleast 8 seconds. I warm 1 cup for 30 seconds in my microwave and that is perfect temperature. This might differ and depend on microwave temperature settings you have.
2. In this warm water add yeast. No need to wait for it to get activated, just wait for about 2 minutes. Add sugar, oil, salt and 2 cups all purpose flour. This will not form a dough, but will be a very sticky consistency and lumpy.
3. Cover the bowl with wet towel and set aside at warm place for 1 hour.
4. After an hour, take 1 cup of remaining flour and spread half of it on your table/counter.
5. Take out the mix in the bowl. It will be very sticky so don't get afraid to get messy :).
6. Knead it in a dough by using flour on your counter and keep adding until remaining 1/2 cup is also incorporated. At this point, it will turn into a beautiful dough.
7. Coat bowl with oil, put the dough inside it and coat it properly in the oil already in the bowl.
8. Cover this again and let it rise for another 45 minutes.
9. Once double in size, beat it down and give it a loaf shape. Place it in the loaf pan.
12. Once dough has risen, place it in oven at 350 F for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, take it out and let it cool down for 10 min.
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