White Bread
basic white bread, so delicious, easy to make and great for snacking, sandwiches and making french toast. The bread from start to finish takes about 2 hours total time.
Servings: 2 loaves
Ingredients
- 6 cups all-purpose flour if you want to make wheat bread use 2 cups of whole wheat flour and 4 cups all-pupose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 4-1/2 tsp. envelopes rapid rise yeast
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1-1/2 cups water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Grease 2 loaf pans (8-1/2 x 4-1/2).
- In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.
- Heat water, milk, and butter until very warm 120°-130°F.
- Stir that mixture into the flour mixture.
- With a mixer beat 2 minutes on medium speed.
- Stir in 1 cup flour; beat at high speed for 2 minutes, scraping the bowl to incorporate everything.
- Stir in enough remaining flour until the dough is soft.
- Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
- Cover the dough and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Next, divide the dough in half.
- Roll each half to 12 x 7-inch rectangles.
- Beginning at the short end of each rectangle, roll the dough up tightly.
- Pinch the seams and ends to seal.
- Place the dough with the seam sides down in the prepared pans.
- Cover with a towel and let the dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
- Bake at 400°F for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Check with a toothpick.
- Remove from pans; cool on wire rack about 10 minutes, then slice and serve.