Recipe

Basic Bread Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Tuilelaith / All my dishes 2 months ago I like to make my own bread. It gives me a good feeling inside. I like taking it out of the oven, nice and warm, slicing it and eating it right away! Yes I know, no self control!!! LOL! Prep:120m Cook:20m Servings:2	Tuilelaith
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Ingredients

2 cups Water; warm - not over 110 F

1 package Yeast active dry yeast, (= 2 1/4 teaspoons = 1/4 ounce)

3 tablespoon Sugar, I use brown sugar or even molasses, sometimes honey!

5 1/2 to 6 1/2 cups All purpose flour

1 tablespoon Salt, I tend to omit this

1/4 cup Any Cream of Instant Cereal (like wheat, or rice, could even use cornmeal) You may use spray oil for the sides of the pans or the bottom of the sheet you plan on using for rising and baking. its really up to you!

2 cups Water boiling

Directions

Put warm water in a bowl, add sugar and yeast.

Stir and let sit for a couple of minutes.

Gradually stir in flour and salt until dough pulls from sides of bowl.

Lightly flour a surface and put dough onto it to knead.

Knead dough for 3 minutes.

Then clean and grease the bowl in which you will let the dough rise.

Before putting in dough, knead another 3 minutes.

Form the dough into a ball and put into the greased bowl, turning to grease all sides of the dough.

Cover with a damp clean dishtowel and let rise until it doubles its size, about 1 to 2 hours.

Punch down the dough with fist and knead for a minute or so to work out the air.

Cut dough in half and form two loaves.

Sprinkle cream of cereal on a cookie sheet, place loaves onto the sheet, and let rise for 45 minutes. Remember you can spray oil this instead of cereal! Your preference here!

Set the oven to 450F and preheat for 15 minutes.

Put a casserole or pan on the bottom rack and pour 2 or so cups of boiling water into it.

Put the cookie sheet with bread on the rack above the water, and bake for 20 minutes.

When the baking time is over, turn off the oven and leave in the bread for 5 more minutes.

I put the bread into a grocery bag, either plastic or paper. It keeps very well this way.

To keep, freeze in foil (after cooled).

Please try not to refrigerate your bread, as it is really bad for it!

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My bread bowl is a huge fluted side bowl that I can actually knead the bread in so I do not have to mess up what little counter space I do have in the kitchen. Its green and plastic, works great!

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I will make this using 6 small bread pans, and serve one of them at a time for dinner in a basket with a nice napkin in it to cover it and keep the bread warm. I put butter and honey butter on the side. My daughters like garlic butter and we all go to town!!! Great with any pasta or meat meal!

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mrsc543 2 months ago said:
I know exactly what you mean about it giving you a nice feeling! There aren't many things that can give you that same feeling of accomplishment! Great post. Five forks.

cuzpat 2 months ago said:
Good post and good bread! high 5!

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