Easy Homemade Loaf of Bread
After a liquid fast, the only meal I was craving was some bread, brie, and wine. So since I was not going to do groceries for another couple days my friend gave me this awesome easy recipe for a homemade loaf of bread. It turned out so good, and with some margarine/butter it was delicious.
In a large bowl mix in the salt, sugar, yeast, and 1 cup of warm water. Once it looks like everything has mixed in well, begin to add the flour slowly. If the water was not enough, add in a little more as you go, you want a thick mixture. Once all the flour is in the form of dough begin the knead it for about 5 minutes. I added a little bit of olive oil to my hands to make this process smoother. Grease the bowl and place the dough in it for at least an hour to allow it to rise. I will usually cover the bowl with a plastic bag. After an hour remove the dough and slowly knead it to the shape you prefer. Mine was in too much of a ball shape so after baking it it rose upward, so flatten it out a bit if your prefer that. Once you have gotten the shape you want, sprinkle a generous amount of flour on a cookie sheet and let the dough sit there for 5 minutes. During this time boil enough water to fill atleast half of the roasting pan. After 5 minutes cut 3 stripes across the dough and place it in the oven. On a lower rack carefully place the roasting pan with the boiling water in it. Bake the bread at 400 Fahrenheit for about 35 minutes or when you pat it with a spoon it sounds hollow. Make sure not to take out the boiling water in the roasting pan right away. Wait until it cools down as it is VERY hot. That is all, I am excited to try it again, and fix my mistakes, but it was great that even with my mistakes it still tasted very good.
Ingredients:
- 5 cups of flour
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- Water
- Roasting pan
In a large bowl mix in the salt, sugar, yeast, and 1 cup of warm water. Once it looks like everything has mixed in well, begin to add the flour slowly. If the water was not enough, add in a little more as you go, you want a thick mixture. Once all the flour is in the form of dough begin the knead it for about 5 minutes. I added a little bit of olive oil to my hands to make this process smoother. Grease the bowl and place the dough in it for at least an hour to allow it to rise. I will usually cover the bowl with a plastic bag. After an hour remove the dough and slowly knead it to the shape you prefer. Mine was in too much of a ball shape so after baking it it rose upward, so flatten it out a bit if your prefer that. Once you have gotten the shape you want, sprinkle a generous amount of flour on a cookie sheet and let the dough sit there for 5 minutes. During this time boil enough water to fill atleast half of the roasting pan. After 5 minutes cut 3 stripes across the dough and place it in the oven. On a lower rack carefully place the roasting pan with the boiling water in it. Bake the bread at 400 Fahrenheit for about 35 minutes or when you pat it with a spoon it sounds hollow. Make sure not to take out the boiling water in the roasting pan right away. Wait until it cools down as it is VERY hot. That is all, I am excited to try it again, and fix my mistakes, but it was great that even with my mistakes it still tasted very good.
Do you have any bread recipes? I would love to give them a try.
Lulu :)
