Bread #1 - White Bread
This is the first recipe from Paul Hollywood's 100 Great Breads Cookbook, using my modifications
- 4 cups white bread flour his recipe says scant (what does that mean?)
- 1/2 tbsp salt (2 teaspoons)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 package yeast I used 2¼ teaspoons of instant yeast
- 1¼ cup water I heated it to 115 degrees F.
Mix all the ingredients together, in a Kitchen Aid if you have one.
Knead for 5 minutes.
Let rise for 1 hour (until double in size)
Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface (I didn't need to flour it; the dough didn't stick) and form into sausage shape. Place in oiled loaf pan, and let rise for another hour. (He says 30 minutes to 1 hour but I needed all 60 minutes.)
Preheat oven to 450° F. Dust the top of the loaf with flour and bake for about 35 minutes until golden brown and sounds hollow when the bottom is tapped (I really don't know what that sounds like, but all the recipes say it).