Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Basic Bread Recipe


One hour, start to finish, honest!
Pantry Secrets (http://www.pantrysecrets.net/)

10 1/2 C unbleached (bread) flour
1/2 C white sugar (or other sweetener)
1 tbsp salt
3 heaping tbsp Saf-Instant yeast (instant yeast - not active)
3 tbsp lecithin* (instead of oil)

Mix dry ingredients together.
Add 4 C hot tap water (may use powdered milk instead.)

Mix 1 minute in mixer; check consistency. Add water as needed. Mix 5 minutes in mixer, do not add any more water after that. You want the dough to be as moist as possible.

Spray counter with cooking spray. Knead dough a few times. With knife, cut into 4 equal pieces. Shape each in to loaf, spray pan, and place in pan. Cover wish dish towel to keep in moisture.

Let rise for 25 minutes, bake 25 minutes @ 350. Makes 4 loaves.

*Available in liquid or powder. Guestimate liquid amounts; it’s too sticky, (3 quarter-sized puddles). I only found the powder, so measuring it in with dry ingredients is easy.

For whole wheat bread, substitute white flour with whole wheat flour. Instead of the 4 cups of water, add 3 cups of water and 1 cup applesauce to help it maintain moisture.   I find that if I use saved potato water in place of the water, it adds lots of moisture, so I save it for my wheat breads.

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Baguettes
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Pizza/calzones
Cinnamon twists
Focaccia Bread
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