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| Easy Yeast Bread
Y'all, I don't know about you but I love the smell of fresh bread. If it happens to be homemade bread...all the better. I wish I knew where exactly this recipe came from but I don't...maybe it actually came from Pampered Chef? I don't know. I just know that I personally did NOT come up with it...although...that is my loaf in the picture.
I am certain you want the recipe? Yes?
Here Goes...
Easy Yeast Bread
DO NOT PRE-HEAT YOUR OVEN.
Ingredients:
5-6 cups all purpose flour ( you can even use whole wheat in place of a cup or two)
2 Tbls dry yeast. ( Regular yeast. NOT rapid rise or any variation of Rapid!)
2 Tbls sugar (I have only used white sugar)
1 Tbls salt
2 cups HOT Water (120-130 degrees) CRITICAL or the yeast won't behave
1 Deep Covered Baker or Dutch Oven Rockcrok ( I prefer the DCB myself)
2 Large Mixing Bowls and a cloth to lay over the top
Directions:
1. Grease the DCB and the bowl you will let the dough rise in. Set them aside
2. Combine 4 cups of flour, the yeast, sugar, and the salt in one of the large mixing bowls. Now add the hot water and combine. I use a wooden spoon for a 100 strokes by hand but you could use a mixer for about 3 minutes. Add in the remaining flour a little at a time. It may not take all of it. The goal here is to have dough that isn't sticky anymore. You will Knead the dough for about 8 minutes on a floured surface, adding in more flour as needed to prevent sticking.
3. Place the kneaded dough in the greased bowl and cover it with a damp towel. Let it rise 15 minutes or so. Take it out, place it onto the floured surface again, punch it down or fold it down...about 3 minutes is enough of the second knead and shape it into a large loaf. Place the dough in the DCB.
4. Cut a slit about 1/2 inch deep down the center of the top and several small slits on either side of the first slit. It will look like a branch with leaves...sorta...when you are done.
5. Put the lid on and place in a COLD oven. Turn oven to 400 degrees and bake for about 50 minutes. My oven sometimes takes a little longer to achieve the nice golden brown top. Remove from the oven, uncover, and remove to a cooling rack.
6. Beam with Pride because this bread is EASY and looks amazing! You CAN bake your own bread from scratch! You just did it!
I hope your family enjoys it! Cheer |
Getting to know you better... Do you have a favorite meal? A "go to" comfort food that immediately puts you in your Grandma's kitchen? I have two. Yes, two. It's OK to have two. One my MaMaw made me and the other my Papaw made for me. Today I am going to tell you about Fried Toast. My grandparents lived all the way at the end of Broadwell Road near Rodessa, Louisiana. When I say at the end of it...I mean it. The road ended and you drove through a pasture to get to their house. It had a big metal gate. I can't tell you how many times that I got in trouble for swinging on that gate. I just couldn't resist the temptation. I can remember MaMaw telling me that I couldn't go past the barbwire fence in the very back of the pasture...what I didn't realize at the time was that she lived just about on the State line. I'm fairly certain that I might have crossed over that fence a time or town with my friends....
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