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Any White Bread Recipes?
Posted on 8/7/13 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 8/7/13 at 12:49 pm
I'm looking to make some fresh bread this weekend. Any suggestions on recipes?
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Posted on 8/7/13 at 1:28 pm to thevalley81
Yes, indeed: white bread recipe
That recipe has instructions for a stand mixer, but you can certainly knead it by hand. Just keep kneading until you can stretch a tiny bit of dough into a translucent windowpane between your fingers. Homemade bread can be heavy if not sufficiently kneaded, and the usual guidelines (number of minutes to knead) are useless...what matters is how well kneaded it is, not how long-kneaded. The "windowpane" test lets you know when the gluten is sufficiently developed.
If you're a novice baker, go to the public library and check out Peter Reinhart's "Bread Baker's Apprentice". Lots of good photos. Reinhart also has a Craftsy video class online for artisan bread: LINK
I bake weekly...at least I do when it isn't 104 degrees outside.
That recipe has instructions for a stand mixer, but you can certainly knead it by hand. Just keep kneading until you can stretch a tiny bit of dough into a translucent windowpane between your fingers. Homemade bread can be heavy if not sufficiently kneaded, and the usual guidelines (number of minutes to knead) are useless...what matters is how well kneaded it is, not how long-kneaded. The "windowpane" test lets you know when the gluten is sufficiently developed.
If you're a novice baker, go to the public library and check out Peter Reinhart's "Bread Baker's Apprentice". Lots of good photos. Reinhart also has a Craftsy video class online for artisan bread: LINK
I bake weekly...at least I do when it isn't 104 degrees outside.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:19 pm to thevalley81
Google "24 hour no-knead bread". Super easy and fun way to get artisan type crusty bread.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:29 pm to hungryone
quote:
hungryone
Are you a chef or cook for a living? You seem to know a hell of a lot of about food...
Posted on 8/7/13 at 3:17 pm to LSUballs
Thanks for the help.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 3:51 pm to LSUballs
I study food & culture, blog about food, teach some baking classes for pocket change, and do some food-related voluntarism. (besides a non food day job)
Posted on 8/7/13 at 3:52 pm to hungryone
Gotcha. I like your posts 
Posted on 8/7/13 at 6:02 pm to LSUballs
Easy Big Fat Yeast Rolls
Ingredients
1 cup warm water
1 pkg active dry yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tbls softend butter
1 egg, beaten
3 1/2-4 cups flour
Method
Put water and yeast in large mixing bowl and add next 4 ingredients. Beat with dough hook until well blended. Add 3 1/2 to 4 cups flour and mix until soft dough forms (should not be sticky). Put out onto floured board and knead a few times until smooth. Place in greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place approx. 45 minutes. Punch down and turn out onto floured board. Shape into 12 rolls and place in greased 13x9 in. baking pan. Let rise again about 30 minutes. Bake 350 for 20 minutes. Brush tops of rolls with butter.
Ingredients
1 cup warm water
1 pkg active dry yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tbls softend butter
1 egg, beaten
3 1/2-4 cups flour
Method
Put water and yeast in large mixing bowl and add next 4 ingredients. Beat with dough hook until well blended. Add 3 1/2 to 4 cups flour and mix until soft dough forms (should not be sticky). Put out onto floured board and knead a few times until smooth. Place in greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place approx. 45 minutes. Punch down and turn out onto floured board. Shape into 12 rolls and place in greased 13x9 in. baking pan. Let rise again about 30 minutes. Bake 350 for 20 minutes. Brush tops of rolls with butter.
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