Basic Bread

Ingredients

2 cups warm (almost hot) water
4 tsp. yeast
1 Tbsp. sugar
Combine together and let rise for 5 minutes

1/4 cup oil
5 cups bread flour
2 tsp. salt

Mix in a large bowl.  Add to yeast mixture and knead until smooth and elastic. 

Cover and let rise for 20-25 minutes.  

Beat dough down and make into loaves (this recipe makes 2 loaves).  

Here’s the trick to get your bread to come out right.  You need to roll out the bread into a rectangle, then roll up into a loaf, like you would when making cinnamon rolls.  

Lightly slice top of bread to get diagonal cut look when baked. (refer to pic)  Let loaves rise (I put my loaves on separate cookie sheets) for 20-25 minutes.  

Bake on 350* for 20-25 minutes, until top of loaves are golden brown.  Let bread cool for at least 10 minutes before slicing.

Our Review

We love this bread and have made it many times.  Even if you mess up, you don't really mess it up.  

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