Basic White Bread


 

Ingredients

  • 15 g Fresh Yeast
  • 300 ml lukewarm milk and water mixed together
  • 500 g plain strong flour
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 30 g butter

Method

  1. Blend the yeast with a little of the lukewarm liquid and leave in a warm place for 10 minutes or until frothy.
  2. Sift the flour and salt into a warm bowl and rub in the butter.  Sir the frothy yeast mixture into the dry ingredients with the remaining liquid.  Knead to a firm smooth and elastic dough.
  3. Leave to rise in a warm place for 60 - 90 minutes.  Cover the bread with oiled cling film.
  4. Knead the dough again for 5 minutes and shape for one kilo or one 2 lb bread tin or cut into 12 pieces and shape into rolls.  Spread the rolls on a greased baking sheet.
  5. Cover with oiled cling film and allow to rise again (prove) until doubled in size.
  6. Bake in a hot oven 220C Gas Mark 7 for 30 - 40 minutes.