Simple White Bread

Simple White Bread

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
  • Yield: 2loaves

    • About This Recipe

    “The recipe, and my instructions are adapted from a videorecording that a new baker might find helpful. ” Perfect bread, how to conquer bread making.” by Betsy Oppenneer, The Breadworks, 1990, Norwich,”

    Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cupswater, at a temperature between 105 and 115 F
  • 2 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
  • 2tablespoonssugar
  • 2teaspoonssalt
  • 2tablespoonsvegetable oil
  • 6 1/2 cupsflour

    • Directions

  • Mix the water, yeast, and sugar together in a small bowl.
  • Add the salt to 5 1/2 cups of the flour in a large bowl.
  • Set the other cup of flour aside. Mix the liquid and the dry together and then add the oil.
  • Mix until it comes away from the sides of the bowl, sprinkle some of the last cup of flour on a wooden surface, and knead until the dough gets sticky again.
  • Keep adding more flour and keep kneading.
  • Push forward, fold over, push forward, fold over.
  • I do this one handed because I have to, but it works.
  • Put a little oil in the large bowl, that has been scraped clean, add the kneaded dough and roll it over a few times to coat. Cover, let stand for about one hour in a warm place. Punch down, cut the dough in half and roll it out to about a 9 inch by 18 inch rectangle. Roll it up, tuck in the ends and place in a very well lubricated ( I use crisco) glass baking dish.
  • Repeat with the other half, and then cover with a cloth and let it rise again for about 45 minutes.
  • Use a sharp knife to put a few slashes in the top, brush with a little beaten egg or milk, and put into a pre-heated 375 (f) oven for 30 minutes.
  • The bread is done when an instant read thermometer reads 190 (f).

    • Reviews

  • “great recipe. simple and easy.”

  • “This was my first time baking homemade bread and I have to say I am hooked!Your recipe was delicious and it was easy to follow.Thank you so much for sharing this.”

  • “INCREDIBLE! After my failed attempts at batter bread, I decided that this recipe would be the first time I attempt at kneading dough so naturally, I was concerned about how it was going to turn out. But it came out great! Great texture, soft crust, just perfect! Thank you so much Bill! This will be the only recipe I’ll use!”

  • “Thanks ever so much! Truly simple, and yet perfect. Light, beautiful loaves and rolls.”

  • “Beautiful loaves everytime.I love that you can add flavors and still get the same results.In one batch I added shome shredded onions and sprinkled the tops with sliced onions and a little cheddar,Talk about yummy.I added some chopped rosemary and used olive oil in another loaf and it was also terrific.This recipe is definitely a keeper.”

  • “Not a bad bread, but i found that it was very bland tasting. More like a biscuit then bread. or like a wonder bread. It wasnt as sweet as home made bread usally is. Thanks for the post. This would be great for school lunch sandwiches though:)”

  • “This recipe is a keeper! Easy to follow instructions, easy to do AND it makes 2 loaves with the work of one. You can’t go wrong. The whole family enjoyed it. I will be making this my go to bread recipe. Thank you for posting!”

  • “What an excellent bread recipe!!I looking for simplicity and easy to follow and I definately found it.The taste and texture were superb! I love the golden brown crust and its just too good as toast with warm butter and jelly.I am in the process of making it again right now!Thank you so much!Its going in my all time favorite recipes book.Susan”

  • “Just wanted to say, this was the first loaf of bread I have ever made, and it turned out wonderfully!I cut the recipe in half (I only have one bread pan), and it turned out fine.Thank you for a great tasting and easy to make bread recipe!”

  • “Lovely, perfect loaf. I cut this recipe in half and it unfortunately rose out instead of up lol. It is because of the silicone loaf pan I used though. I will certainly use this recipe again though.”

  • “I use this method all the time. I think the 375/ 30 minutes 190 degrees is the key to it.Thanks!”

  • “I have made this bread twice.The first time I forgot the oil. The bread wad good. The second time I remembered the oil and added a little more salt.With the egg wash the bread was perfect and beautiful.Now my favorite white bread recipe!”

  • “This is the best recipe for a simple loaf of white bread.I’ve tried other recipes, but none have come out as good as this one.I made a half batch and did it all by hand and it came out wonderfully.Within a few hours, both me and my husband had eaten almost half the loaf.A great bread for the beginner bread maker, but even the experienced will appreciate the simplicity of this recipe.”

  • “Love it! For the longest time I couldn’t figure out a very subtle background taste and then realized that it was a slight essence of biscuit. Remarkable texture especially when toasted. I did a couple of subtle variations by putting parmesan on one loaf and honey almond nut on the other. Wonderful. I think I found the perfect bread recipe.”

  • “Best bread I ever made.My family loved it and so do I.”

  • “Man was this ever good.I made garlic toast to have with our soup tonight and it was great!I forgot the oil as well and mine turned out fine.It was super easy bc I did it all in my KA.This is definitely staying in my rotation. :)”

  • “Woohoo!!Thanks so much Brother William!This bread is amazing and it is sure to be a cherished favorite for years to come.I looked so hard for a bread recipe without using a bread machine..and this one is wonderful!”

  • “Perfect bread!Made just one loaf as part of our New Year’s Eve feast.This was the first thing ever made in my new KitchenAid stand mixer, and it was so incredibly easy!!Just set the yeast to proofing while I put the flour and salt in the mixer bowl.I used 3 cups of flour total, and after the mixer did its work I barely needed to knead the dough at all.It rose nicely in an hour and then again (in loaf form) in 45 minutes.Baked up perfectly in 30 minutes, and we loved it.Reading through the recipe again today I see that I forgot the vegetable oil, but the bread is great even without.My first review for 2007 is a real winner!!”

  • “Tons better than store bought.”

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