I came across this recipe for basic white bread (what the recipe called it), is a nice sandwich bread. Not to crumby and firm pain in taste. But it’s easy and cheap to make.
I didn’t take pictures but used the dough from the other loaf to make cinnamon rolls, got ate too quickly.
firm pain in taste
my ex was into that
Nothing like a good firm pain in the cold dark night
Basic White Bread
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That’s the smoothest bread I’ve ever seen.
Call me crazy and I know there’s so many different kinds of bread one could make not including additions but plain white bread straight from the oven is amazing! Good job!
That looks like some damn good bread!
Looks very nice!
I accidentally made a loaf of white bread a while ago and have been meaning to do it again. Fresh white bread and butter is like crack, you can’t ask for better toasting bread, and it’s very good for a bunch of sandwiches,
Good grief this is beautiful and makes me wanna make a loaf.
Quite a few people were making loaves while reading this thread.
Also, curious to what everyone uses to keep their recipes? I use Gourmand Recipe Manager and a binder of printed recipes worth keeping.
Paprika app is very good. Strips off the SEO life story, stores locally, can scale recipes, holds your phone out of lock while it’s open if you want it to, and a lot more.
I use Paprika, I like how it can strip recipes off websites so I can save and organize them without having to read about how this was the favorite soup of the authors dead grandmother and they make it for their kids every holiday to keep the memory alive.
So yea, Paprika.
The recipe I got for this is from a book called “Canadian Heritage Breads.” I changed it a bit, it called for using melted butter as the oil, I used olive oil.
1 tsp Sugar ½ tbsp yeast ½ cup of warm water 2 tbsp sugar 3 tbsp olive oil (I added maybe an extra teaspoon) 2 tsp salt 2 cups milk, scalded 2 cups flour, first amount 4 cups flour, second amount (It called for 4 cups but I just used 3 it was the right amount)
Scald the milk and let it cool. Add the first amount of sugar into a bowl with water and sugar. Rest for about 10 minutes. Add the remaining sugar, oil, salt and the first amount of flour and mix until smooth. Work in the remaining flour, and knead for 8 to 10 minutes. Proof in a greased bowl for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Punch the dough down. Divide into 2 equal loaves and place into greased loaf pans. Let rise until doubled in size, about 35–45 minutes. Preheat oven to 400*F. Bake for about 30 minutes until loaves are golden brown.
I’ve found when making bread that it makes no difference to the final product whether you use milk or not, so I avoid it as unnecessary extra work. I also like to use molasses instead of sugar although not everybody likes the flavor of that; it also darkens the bread a little bit which prevents it from being so shockingly white.
A few years back I made a molasses buckwheat loaf. I was surprised how much my kids loved it. It was a dense bread full of flavour. Going to have to make that again soon. Definately a cooler weather bread I think.
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Just wondering you mention easy and cheap. I am paying around $4 for a loaf of decent ingredients (nothing too great but nothing horrible) plain bread. What is the cost for making it yourself?
I pay $2 a week in flour and maybe $3 for dried fruit a week to put into home made sourdough. You can buy a 10lb. Bag of all purpose flour at all the grocery stores in town for ~ $4.
If you skip the fruit it would be about half what you’re spending, though if you want whole wheat flour that would probably double the flour cost at a minimum.
You need to factor in the electricity you used to bake and the water and cleaning agent to clean the utensils
Sure and the water/milk/olive oil too but those cost pennies per serving so I didn’t really think it was worth adding.
Gas stove: .02 Olive oil: .10 Milk: .25 Rosemary: .01 Water: .00 (we never go over the minimum so no charge for water) Soap: .005 Flour: $2 (including sourdough starter usage) Brad pan: .02 (estimated wear and tear)
Total: $2.405 which was close enough to $2 for jazz.
You also need to factor in the cost of shampoo you used to later wash your hair that night from the sweat and grime you collected while making the bread. Oh and don’t forget the electricity to power your phone the next morning while you’re defecating the bread you digested
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