Easy Bread Recipe
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Easy Bread Recipe

Whip up a warm loaf of goodness with this effortless bread recipe that’s sure to impress! With just flour, yeast, and a dash of salt, you’ll master the art of baking in no time. Get ready to enjoy the heavenly aroma of freshly baked bread wafting through your kitchen!

easyhomemadebread
egg-freenut-free
dinner

Prep

15

min

Cook

30

min

Serves

4

people

Level

beginner

📝 Ingredients

Serves 4
Servings:

🥬Fresh Produce(1)

  • 260ml lukewarm water (8.79 fl oz)

🫙Pantry Staples(4)

  • 120g wholemeal bread flour (0.96 cup)
  • 230g white bread flour (1.84 cup)
  • 1 tbs honey (approx) (15 ml)optional
  • 7g instant yeast (0.25 oz)

🧂Spices & Seasonings(1)

  • 1/2 tbs salt (7.5 ml)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix yeast, water and honey together well.

  2. 2

    Add the flour and then the salt until it’s fully combined and shaggy.

  3. 3

    Cover and rest for 15 minutes.

  4. 4

    After 15 min wet your hand and stretch and fold the dough 4 times, turning the bowl after each fold. Cover and rest for 20 minutes.

  5. 5

    Repeat the stretch and fold process and cover and rest for 1.5 hours.

  6. 6

    Grease a small loaf tin with butter.

  7. 7

    Once the dough is ready, sprinkle some flour over the dough and onto your work surface and turn the dough out.

  8. 8

    Sprinkle the top of the dough with flour and gently stretch it out slightly.

  9. 9

    Fold the dough over in thirds and roll it up. Seal the seams up along the top and sides, flip the dough over and place in the tin. Cover and rest for 45 minutes.

  10. 10

    30 minutes before baking, preheat your oven to 220C and add a dish with water at the bottom to create steam.

  11. 11

    Score the middle of the bread and bake on low shelf at 220C for 10 minutes.

  12. 12

    After 10 minutes, turn your oven down to 190C and bake for another 20-25 minutes.

  13. 13

    Turn the bread out of the tin when it’s done and let it cool on a cooling rack for at least 30 minutes before eating.

Cuisine: baking
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