Recipe details Medium · 2 servings
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Homemade Bread
A simple and delicious homemade bread recipe that allows for flexibility with the type of flour used.
Ingredients
- • 2 1/2 cups warm water (about 110 degrees)
- • 1 1/2 tablespoons instant yeast
- • 1/3 cup raw honey (or sugar)
- • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened (or oil), plus more for brushing
- • 2 teaspoons sea salt
- • About 6 1/2-7 cups bread flour
Method
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- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Grease a bowl and loaf pan or baking sheet.
| 2 1/2 cups warm water (about 110 degrees) | dissolve | mix | mix | knead | rise | shape | rise | bake 350 F | brush |
| 1 1/2 tablespoons instant yeast | |||||||||
| 1/3 cup raw honey (or sugar) | |||||||||
| 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened (or oil), plus more for brushing | melt | ||||||||
| 2 teaspoons sea salt | |||||||||
| About 6 1/2-7 cups bread flour |
1 dissolve 3 ingredients
Dissolve the instant yeast and honey in the warm water, then let the mixture stand until foamy and active.
- 2 1/2 cups warm water (about 110 degrees)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons instant yeast
- 1/3 cup raw honey (or sugar)
2 mix 2 ingredients
Mix the softened butter and sea salt into the foamy yeast mixture.
From: dissolve
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened (or oil), plus more for brushing
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
3 mix 1 ingredient
Gradually add the bread flour until a soft dough forms.
From: mix
- About 6 1/2-7 cups bread flour
4 knead
Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.
From: mix
5 rise
Place the dough in the greased bowl, cover it, and let it rise until doubled in size.
From: knead
6 shape
Punch down the risen dough, shape it into one loaf or multiple loaves, and place it in the prepared pan or on the baking sheet.
From: rise
7 rise
Cover the shaped dough and let it rise again until visibly puffy.
From: shape
8 bake 350 F
Bake the risen bread until golden brown and hollow-sounding when tapped, about 30 minutes.
From: rise
9 melt 1 ingredient
Melt additional butter for brushing, if desired.
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened (or oil), plus more for brushing
10 brush
Brush the hot bread with melted butter if desired, then cool completely before slicing.
From: bake 350 F, melt
- 1
dissolve
Dissolve the instant yeast and honey in the warm water, then let the mixture stand until foamy and active.
2 1/2 cups warm water (about 110 degrees); 1 1/2 tablespoons instant yeast; 1/3 cup raw honey (or sugar)
- 2
mix
Mix the softened butter and sea salt into the foamy yeast mixture.
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened (or oil), plus more for brushing; 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 3
mix
Gradually add the bread flour until a soft dough forms.
About 6 1/2-7 cups bread flour
- 4
knead
Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.
- 5
rise
Place the dough in the greased bowl, cover it, and let it rise until doubled in size.
- 6
shape
Punch down the risen dough, shape it into one loaf or multiple loaves, and place it in the prepared pan or on the baking sheet.
- 7
rise
Cover the shaped dough and let it rise again until visibly puffy.
- 8
bake 350 F
Bake the risen bread until golden brown and hollow-sounding when tapped, about 30 minutes.
- 9
melt
Melt additional butter for brushing, if desired.
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened (or oil), plus more for brushing
- 10
brush
Brush the hot bread with melted butter if desired, then cool completely before slicing.
Text instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Grease a bowl and loaf pan or baking sheet.
Dissolve the instant yeast and honey in the warm water, then let the mixture stand until foamy and active.
Mix the softened butter and sea salt into the foamy yeast mixture.
Gradually add the bread flour until a soft dough forms.
Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.
Place the dough in the greased bowl, cover it, and let it rise until doubled in size.
Punch down the risen dough, shape it into one loaf or multiple loaves, and place it in the prepared pan or on the baking sheet.
Cover the shaped dough and let it rise again until visibly puffy.
Bake the risen bread until golden brown and hollow-sounding when tapped, about 30 minutes.
Melt additional butter for brushing, if desired.
Brush the hot bread with melted butter if desired, then cool completely before slicing.
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