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Basic White Bread is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Basic White Bread is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
Top Quality Ingredients, Pans, Kitchen Tools & More For Bakers. This is a good simple everyday white bread. I liked the addition of the dry milk powder which contributes softness and helps keep the bread fresh.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook basic white bread using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Basic White Bread:
- Prepare A. Tangzhong
- Prepare 65 g bread flour
- Get 325 g water
- Make ready B. The Dough
- Prepare 163 g water
- Prepare 2 tbsp corn oil / cooking oil
- Get 2 tbsp sugar
- Make ready 2 tsp salt
- Get 585 g bread flour
- Prepare 2 tbsp full cream milk powder
- Make ready 1 tsp bread improver (optional for Tangzhong bread)
- Make ready 1 3/4 tsp INSTANT Dried Yeast
After you make a loaf of this Simple White Bread, you will make sure you have enough ingredients to at least double the recipe next time. And, it's easy enough that your kids could help with the measuring and kneading of the dough. The only hard part about this recipe is the waiting to bake the loaf of bread. How to make soft and fluffy white bread.
Instructions to make Basic White Bread:
- A. Tangzhong - Mix flour and water in a small pot and whisk until there is no lump. Heat this mixture over low heat, keep stirring until it turns into a thick paste. Tangzhong is ready when the spoon used to stir leaves a visible trail all the way to the bottom of the pan. Turn off the heat and leave to cool completely. Cover with plastic wrap to keep it from drying before adding to the bread dough. This tanzhong can be prepared the night before or an hour before baking.
- B. The Dough - Place Tangzhong in a bread maker pan followed by the rest of the ingredients in the exact order listed in the recipe. Press the dough function and leave until it beeps and stops. Remove bread dough to a generously floured worktop. Punch the dough down. Dust dough and hands with flour before working on the sticky bread dough.
- Divide dough to two equal portions. Flatten each dough and shape it to a rectangular that is longer and wider than the length and width of your bread pan. Fold the right long side to the left and the left side to the right. Do the same with the other two ends of the dough, making sure each folded loaf fits into your bread pan. At this stage, the size of the loaf does not have to cover the whole pan as this dough rises well after proofing.
- Cover bread pans (this recipe makes two loaves) with sprayed or greased cling film and leave to rise for 1 - 1.5 hours or until double in size. To know if it has risen enough is when the dough rises well to the top of the pan.
- Tips: During winter, pour boiling water into a wide long pan and place it at the bottom of the oven. Place bread pans on the middle rack. This helps dough to rise well. Remove from the oven after that as oven needs to be preheated before baking.
- 20 minutes before baking, preheat oven to 160°C. Adjust oven temperature accordingly. Next, use a sharp knife or a razor to make a light cut or slash down the center of the bread dough. Slashing is optional. Next, brush the top of the loaf with milk (optional). Bake for 30 minutes. The top of the loaf will look browned and it makes a hollow sound when tapped.
- Remove baked loaves from the oven and immediately transfer them out from the pans to completely cool on a rack before storing.
Make the dough: Combine warm water with instant yeast and sugar. When you put your finger in the water, it should feel like nothing. An easy bread recipe that's perfect for beginners, this basic white bread recipe will make two delicious loaves. Once you discover just how easy it is to make fresh, homebaked bread, it will quickly become a staple at your dinner table and it makes a great sandwich bread. And it was soon time to put the Simple White Bread dough in its final resting place of the bread pan.
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