Homemade bread is essential for fall.
Essential with a big bowl of chili or perfect cauliflower soup. Slathered in homemade jam, pumpkin butter, or honey butter. Or toasted and dipped in a cup of frothy hot chocolate.
A long time ago I went to a little bread making class at my church, discovered this recipe, and conquered my fear of making bread. I never knew it could be so easy…and fun. You just have to play with the amount of flour until you get the right consistency for your dough. Slightly sticky but not too sticky, stretchy but not too stretchy.
Once you perfect it, you’ll be a bread-making machine and enjoying warm homemade bread all fall and winter long.
Easy Homemade Bread
Ingredients
1/2 c gluten powder
1/2 c sugar (or honey)
2 T instant yeast
1 T salt
1/4 cup butter
2 3/4 cup warm water
4 1/2 c white or wheat flour
Instructions
*** I use half whole wheat flour and half white flour
Put first 4 ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add 1/4 cup melted butter and 2 3/4 cup warm water.
Mix 3 minutes on high. Then add an additional 3 1/2 cups flour.
***I have never needed to add an additional 3 1/2 cups of flour, usually only 1 to 1 1/2 cups. You want the dough the reach a consistency where it’s elastic and just slightly sticky.
Turn mixer on high and mix for an additional 8 minutes (you can do this part by hand if you don’t have a mixer with dough hook). Put lid on mixer and let the dough rest for 10 minutes (Or you can just plop the dough onto a “pammed” counter and cover with a large bowl.)
Let dough rest for 10 minutes. Divide into three loaves and place on a lightly greased counter top. Shape each loaf into a rectangle, pressing out the bubbles and making the thickness even. Roll it up and pinch along the edge and sides to seal dough. Put in “pammed” bread pans.
Place laoves in a cold oven and let rise for 1 hour. Turn the oven to 350 and cook for 25 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool for just a few minutes. Remove from pans to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
***I started dividing the dough into just two loaves to make bigger loaves. Try making three loaves the first time and if you want them bigger, just divide into two loaves the next time.
Melissa Wright
Mmm so delicious! Nothing better than homemade!
I made bread yesterday and felt so very fall-ish!
Where do buy gluten powder? I would love to try this recipe but don’t think I’ve ever seen gluten powder. Thanks.
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