Easy White Bread

Name: Easy White Bread
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons yeast; 1 tablespoon bread improver (optional); 1 kg bread flour; 1 tablespoon salt; 1/2 tablespoon sugar; 2 tablespoons butter; 600 ml warm water

7 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons yeast
1 tablespoon bread improver (optional)
1 kg bread flour
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons butter
600 ml warm water

Directions

1

Blend dry ingredients, rub in shortening. Add warm water (40°C, 105°F), mix until smooth.
2

Cover with moist cloth, stand in warm place 30 - 40 minutes.
3

Knock down, knead lightly. Cut to size required, cover with moist cloth, stand for 10 minutes.
4

Knead well, mould to the required shape. Place in greased tin or on greased tray.
5

Cover wtih a damp cloth and let the bread rise in a draft-free place until 2 - 3 times its original size. Brush lightly with milk, beated egg or shortening.
6

Bake in oven (230°C, 450°F) until loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
7

NORMAL BAKING TIMES: White bread 25-30 minutes.
8

Usually, at 25 minutes, I take the bread out of the tins and return the bread to the oven for a further 5 minutes This browns the bread nicely, all over.