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Classic White Bread

Classic White Bread Recipe

Run of the mill standard white loaf
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 3 hours
Course Baking
Cuisine International
Servings 10 Slices
Calories 205 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 500g (1lb) Whole Wheat Flour
  • 10g (1tbsp) Instant Dry Yeast
  • 32g (2tbsp) Sugar
  • 6g (1tsp) Salt
  • 32g (2tbsp) Olive Oil
  • 325g (11oz) Luke Warm Water (around 36°C)

Instructions
 

  • In a mixing bowl, combine 500 grams of Flour, 10 grams of Yeast, 32 grams of Sugar, 6 grams of Salt, 32 Grams of Oil and roughly mix together
  • Add 325 grams of lukewarm Water (it should be the same as the ambient temperature of your hand, approximately 36°C) and crudely mix together with a wooden spatula
  • Using your freshly washed hands, bring the mix into a ball, turn out onto a worktop and then knead vigorously for around 10 minutes. If the dough is too wet, add a little flour, but remember that the dough should remain sticky
  • Return the Dough to the mixing bowl and coat with a very thin layer of Oil. Rub your oily hand around the rim of the bowl, and cover with plastic wrap
  • Leave the dough somewhere warm to rise until it has doubled in size
  • Once risen, turn the dough out onto the work top and knead again for 3-4 minutes. You will notice the texture of the dough has changed, it will be more elastic than the first round of kneading
  • Form the dough into a small version of the bread shape you require, pinching it tight from the underside, and place it on a lightly oiled baking tray (alternatively, place in a lightly oiled bread tin) covering loosely with plastic wrap and allow to once again double in size
  • During the second rise, pre-heat the oven to 190°C (375°F, Fan 170°C, Gas Mark 5)
  • Once risen, perform a few decorative cuts in the top of the dough with an extremely sharp knife. This will give hot air a place to escape instead of blowing a hole in the side of your bread. Dust with flour
  • Place the bread in the centre of the oven
  • After 50 minutes, check on the loaf. Protecting your hands, turn the loaf upside down and tap the underside, if the bread is ready it will sound hollow (the noise it makes when you tap on a closed plastic box). If not ready, bake for another 10 minutes and repeat
  • Leave to cool
  • Congratulations, you made a delicious loaf of fresh white bread

Nutrition

Calories: 205kcal
Keyword Baking, Bread
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