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Recipes/PlainWhiteBread
!!! Plain White Bread !! Dry: * 4c white flour !! Wet: * 1 1/4c Milk * 1/4c Water * 2T Butter * 2T Sugar * 2t Salt !! Atop: * 1 1/4t Bread Machine Yeast !! Instructions: # Pour wet ingredients into bottom of pan; mix well # Cover with flour # Pour yeast into a depression in the center of the flour # Set to 2lb dark white (About 3 hours); push 'go' # ... # Profit! !! In Oven # Prepare dough as above, but set the bread machine to 'dough' # Preheat oven to 450f # Grease and flour bread pans # Once dough has finished rising in bread machine, flop onto a lightly floured countertop # Stretch dough into roughly a rectangle # Start at one narrow end and roll dough up into a round shape, tucking the sides in and under as you go # Once rolled up completely, set seam-side down, shape to the size of the loaf pan, and make diagonal cuts every inch or so along the top of the roll # Place dough roll seam side down in the bottom of a bread pan # Rest someplace warm to rise for 40-50 minutes, or until doubled in size # Once risen, reduce oven heat to 400f, set bread pan with dough into middle shelf of preheated oven, toss a quarter cup cold water onto the oven floor (not onto the dough!) and close door immediately # Do not open the door for fifteen minutes # I'm serious. Not even a peek. # Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until exposed loaf is starting to get golden # Cover with a sheet or tent of aluminum foil to prevent the top from getting too brown when baking for the last 15 or so minutes # Consider basting the crown with butter 5 minutes before completion # Loaf is done when crown is golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when thumped !! Extra: * 2t crushed oregano in wet makes a nice aromatic loaf * 2t garlic powder destroys universe -- do not try * 2T grated parmesan cheese, maybe? <verbatim> Loaf | 1lb | 1 1/2lb | 2lb --------+-------+---------+------- Milk | 2/3c | 3/4c+3T | 1 1/4c Water | 2T | 3T | 1/4c Butter | 1T | 1 1/2T | 2T Sugar | 1T | 1 1/2T | 2T Salt | 3/4t | 1 1/4t | 2t Flour | 2c | 3c | 4c Yeast | 2/3t | 15/16t | 1 1/4t </verbatim> * Trying 1.5lb loaf with 1t salt instead of 1 1/2t -- rises too high * Trying 1.5lb loaf with 1 1/4t salt instead of 1 1/2t -- works good for oven loaf
