For those of you that bake your own bread, what is the best and easiest recipe? I just want white sandwich bread, but I would be open to trying other kinds. I do not have a bread machine, so this would have to be oven only. Thanks!What is the easiest homemade bread recipe?
This is super easy and SO good. It's not like store bought sandwich white bread and gets stale fast (if you can keep it around that long) but it's good for sandwiches for the first couple of days.
Ingredients
3 cups flour (sifted)
3 teaspoons baking powder (omit if using Self-Rising Flour)
1 teaspoon salt (omit if using Self-Rising Flour)
1/4 cup sugar
1 (12 ounce) can beer
1/2 cup melted butter (1/4 cup will do just fine)
Directions
1Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2Mix dry ingredients and beer.
3Pour into a greased loaf pan.
4Pour melted butter over mixture.
5Bake 1 hour, remove from pan and cool for at least 15 minutes.
6UPDATED NOTES: Sifting flour for bread recipes is a must-do. Most people just scoop the 1 cup measure in the flour canister and level it off. That compacts the flour and will turn your bread into a ';hard biscuit'; as some have described. That's because they aren't sifting their flour! If you do not have a sifter, use a spoon to spoon the flour into the 1 cup measure. Try it once the ';correct'; way and you will see an amazing difference in the end product.
7I have had many email from you kind folks about using non-alcoholic beverages instead of beer. That is fine to do but I highly recommend adding a packet of Dry Active Yeast or 2 teaspoons of Bread (Machine) Yeast so that you get a proper rise.
8The final result should be a thick, hearty and very tasteful bread, NOT A BRICK! ;).
9Thank you all for the incredibly nice comments and those of you who left a bad review - learn to sift sift SIFT! You will be amazed at the results you get.What is the easiest homemade bread recipe?
Some ideas?
Yeast Breads
White Bread
Ingredients
270 ml warm water
1.5 tablespoon vegetable oil as desired
336g plain flour
1.5 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon active dry yeast
Banana Bread
Ingredients
120 ml water (about 37掳C or 99掳F)
1 egg
0.5 teaspoon vanilla flavour (optional)
3 tablespoon honey
1 small banana (in dices)
1.5 teaspoon dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt
110g wheat flour
140g bread flour
15g butter or margarine
or olive oil
Handmade Bread Tips
a. Mix flour, water, and butter in a mixing bowl.
b. Kneed it to a smooth dough, with the dough mixer.
c. Cover the bowl with plastic or cloth,
for 10 minutes rising.
d. Make the dough first flat, then in three overlap folds.
e. Make it flat again, and into square.
f. Butter the 30 cm baking tray.
g. Roll out the dough, and the folding line face down,
in the tray.
h. Cover with a teacloth and plastic on top.
i. Let it raise for 35 minutes.
j. Set the oven to 220掳C or 428掳F (electric oven),
Hot-air oven 200掳C (392掳F), Gas oven stands at 5-6.
k. Preheat for 10 minutes.
l. Place the tray in the middle of the oven,
and bake for 25-30 minutes.
m. You hear hollow sound, when you tick the bread.
Then it is ready.
n. Last, spread some water over the bread.
Baking Powder Breads
Corn Bread
Ingredients
120g corn meal
120g plain flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
250 ml sour milk
1 egg (beaten)
Action
a. Sift all the dry ingredients together,
in a bowl.
b. Beat thoroughly, add egg,
and milk.
c. Put mixture in a buttered,
and floured pan.
d. Preheat oven to 180掳C or 356掳F.
e. Bake for about 30 minutes.
Currant Loaf
Ingredients
360g plain flour
100g currants
900g butter
1 lemon rind (grated)
100g sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cold milk
Action
a. Mix all dry ingredients.
b. Add butter, currants and lemon rinds.
c. Mix the dough to a very thick drop batter,
with cold milk.
d. Grease the loaf pan, heat the oven,
to 180掳C or 356掳F.
e. Bake about 1 hour.
Beer Bread
Ingredients
320g self rising flour
1 can of beer
Action
a. Preheat oven at 180掳C, or 356掳F,
for 8 minutes.
b. Brush the loaf pan, with margarine.
c. Place the flour into the mixing bowl.
d. Stir in the beer, and mix well.
e. Pour the dough into the pan,
and place on the middle shelf of the oven.
f. Bake for 50 minutes.
g. Remove from oven, and cool it on the rack.
Note: You may add black olives, cheddar cheese,
or dry rosemary to the dough, to get different aroma.
I hope you like them.
I have found a lot of good recipes on King Arthur Flour.com - I am sending you a link for their basic white bread. I really like their whole wheat bread recipe - there are tons of recipes on their site, and a lot of them have step-by-step instructions with pictures, which is nice :-)
James Beard's Cuban Bread. Easiest I know and can be made into loaves, rolls, baguettes, batons, etc.
http://www.bigoven.com/101951-James-Bear鈥?/a>
This is a recipe I use often. It makes wonderful crusty bread and rolls. Excellent for sandwiches!
Beer Bread (preheat oven to 400)
Ingredients- 3 c. Self-Rising Flour
3 T. Sugar
12 fl. oz. of room temperature beer
Directions:1. Mix well in a large mixing bowl, be sure to remove all air bubbles.
2. Transfer to lightly greased/sprayed bread pan and bake on 400 for 45-50 minutes.
Sugar and Spice it sounds gross but its not believe me.
1 tablespoon of sugar.
1/4th teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
1 package (6-count) of refrigerated breadsticks.
Preheat 350 degrees.
Then combine the sugar and cinnamon in a bowl or plate.
then divide breadsticks into 6 ropes. Then Roll then into the mixture of sugar and cinnamon. then make it into a pretzel shape or whatever U want. then but oil on the oven plate and spread it. Then bake it for 14-16 minutes. YES THEN ITS DONE
try www.chefscene.co.za
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