Nothing beats the smell of fresh baked bread coming from the kitchen (unless it's the wonderful taste of the first slice from the most recent loaf still warm from the oven and slathered in butter).
Here's to hubby's baking skills and his very own recipe for this staff of life.
Hubby's Homemade Bread
For two loaves ...
Ingredients:
5 and 1/2 cups unbleached flour
2 cups tepid water plus 2 tablespoons tepid water
2 teaspoon dry active yeast
1 heaping teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons oil
Small amount of melted butter
Instructions:
Add sugar and yeast to the 2 tablespoons of water ... let "grow" for a few minutes
Add salt to 2 cups water
In large bowl, mix all ingredients until nice and "gluteny"
Let rise until double in size
Punch down, knead, and split into 2 round loaves
If you plan to add seasonings to your loaves (i.e. dill, onion, etc) this is the time to do so
Let both loaves rise again on a floured cookie sheet
When double in size, brush top of each loaf with melted butter, slightly split top of loaf with edge of spoon.
Bake both loaves for 45 minutes at 375 F
Eat and enjoy!
Jan (according to Don :-)
This bread was delic!
ReplyDeleteMade it for my family on a snowy day last week. I made one loaf plain. I rolled the second loaf out and added a layer of organic brown sugar, raisins and cinnamon. Loved it!
Thanks so much for sharing the recipe.
Happy to hear your bread was a hit. I just let hubby know you appreciated (and expanded on) his recipe ... btw, he's out in the kitchen right now kneading the dough for our next loaf of homemade goodness.
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