Tuesday, April 14, 2009

White Bread

I stopped buying bread from the store. It can be so expensive when we go through a loaf a day for lunches. I have a really good wheat bread recipe that I have been making. I asked my husband how he liked it, he said it was good but so was store bought white bread. He really likes white bread but my kids and I all really like wheat bread. I made him a sandwich from this bread and he couldn't tell the difference. The best part is that it doesn't have all of the junk that they put in the store bought kind.

White Bread
1 1/8 C. Warm Water
2 tsp. Active Dry Yeast
2 Tbs. Sugar (you can use a little more sugar if you like your dough a little sweeter)
3 C. Flour
1 Tbs. Vital Wheat Gluten
1 tsp. Salt
2 Tbs. Nonfat Dry Milk1
½ Tbs. Canola Oil
¼ C. Potato Flakes
Add the ingredients in the order listed into a mixer bowl (like a kitchen-aid) with a dough hook attachment and mix on low for 10-12 minutes. Or mix it on the dough cycle in your bread machine. After all the mixing is complete, if the dough still seems too gooey and you are unable to handle it, add 1 Tbs. flour at a time, and mix after each addition until the dough is manageable with your hands. Let rise 45 minutes -1 hour, punch down and use to make bread, cinnamon rolls, cookie sheet pizza, rolls, or anything else you can think of! Let rise after you have made your creation and bake according to the direction of the recipe you are making.If you are making it into bread, form into a loaf at this time, place in a loaf pan, let rise in a warm place 45 min -1 hour and bake 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and sounds hollow when lightly tapped. If you are making this recipe in a bread machine. Follow your bread machine’s directions and add the ingredients in the order listed in their recommendations. (Only one loaf will fit in a bread maker)

*I found this recipe from food storage made easy.

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