white bread loaf
Recipe for easy homemade white bread loaf with a soft and moist interior and tender crust. Bake fresh bread for sandwiches, toast, and others using just six basic ingredients.
Ingredients
- 6 g Yeast 2 tsp
- 15 g Sugar(granulated) 1 tbsp
- 240 ml Water 1 cup (lukewarm)
- 1 tsp Salt
- 375 g Flour 2½ cup
- 20 g Butter (room temperature, unsalted) 1½ tbsp
Instructions
- Mix yeast and sugar. Add 2-3 tbsp warm water and mix well. Set aside for 10-15 minutes or until the bubbles appear on the yeast mix.
- In a bowl add flour, salt, yeast mix, and water.
- Knead to make dough till ingredients are incorporated.
- Add butter to the dough and knead till butter is incorporated.
- Now knead the dough for around 8-10 minutes or till the dough becomes elastic and smooth.
- Grease another bowl with oil/butter.
- Place the dough onto the bowl and grease the surface of the dough.
- Cover the bowl with a cling wrap and rest for 1 hour or till the dough becomes double in size.
- Punch down the dough to release the air.
- Shape the dough into a large rectangle, then roll it into a loaf.
- Place the loaf into a greased loaf pan. Cover with a tea towel and rest for another 45 minutes-1 hour or till the loaf doubles in size.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180℃/355℉ for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from the pan and place on a wire rack to cool completely.