Old-Fashioned Scratch White Bread
Recipe: #8247
February 25, 2013
"Don't be intimidated by homemade bread recipies, this one is easy and makes a great loaf of bread, this will make two large loaves of bread"
Original recipe yields 24 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (62.1 g)
- Calories 149.7
- Total Fat - 0.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.1 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 147.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 31 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 5.7 g
- Protein - 4.5 g
- Calcium - 7.6 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam (if it does not foam then your water is too hot, throw away and try again).
Step 2
Mix salt and oil into the yeast.
Step 3
Mix in flour one cup at a time.
Step 4
Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth.
Step 5
Place in a well oiled bowl, turn dough to coat.
Step 6
Cover with a damp cloth.
Step 7
Allow to rise until doubled in bulk about 1 hour.
Step 8
Ch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half.
Step 9
Shape into 2 loaves then place into two well oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans.
Step 10
Allow to rise for 30 minutes or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.
Step 11
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.
Tips & Variations
- 2 (9x5 inch) loaf pans
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