How do you proof bread quickly?

To make yeast bread recipes rise fast you can preheat your oven set at any temperature for about 45 seconds. Turn your oven off and place some sort of baking dish with boiling water in it inside the oven. Then place your mixing bowl of dough, covered with a dish towel in your oven. It will be warm and steamy causing your dough to rise faster.

How do I store fresh bread?

Store your cooled bread wrapped with plastic wrap or in a large ziploc type bag. It will be good for about 3 days.

Can I make this recipe in a bread machine?

Honestly I have no idea. I used a bread machine once years ago and have never used one again.

Can I substitute whole wheat flour for the white?

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Can I make this bread into rolls instead?

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Easy White Bread Recipe

Description

Bread tastes best fresh from your oven and it's easier than you think to make it from scratch! Follow my detailed instructions with pictures to learn how to make a fluffy, soft loaf in your own kitchen!

Ingredients

Units Scale

1 1/2 cups Warm Water
3 Tbs . Sugar
1 Tbs . Active Dry Yeast
4 Tbs . room temperature Butter
1 1/2 tsp Salt
3-4 cups All Purpose Flour

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water.
Let stand 5 minutes to get foamy.
Mix in the butter, salt, and 3 cups of the flour with a dough hook.
Once well combined, add the last cup of flour 1/4 cup at a time until the dough forms a ball, pulls away from the sides of the bowl and is only slightly sticky to the touch. YOU MAY NOT NEED THE ENTIRE LAST CUP OF FLOUR.
Knead for 3 minutes at medium speed or 5 minutes by hand.
Cover the bowl with a dish cloth and allow dough to rise until doubled. (around 30-ish minutes)
Dump the risen dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape into a loaf.
Place in a loaf pan that's been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
Cover and let rise until doubled. (around 30-ish minutes)
Adjust your oven racks so that the bread will bake right in the center of the oven.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Bake the bread at 350 degrees, for 20 minutes, tent with some tin foil and continue to bake another 25 minutes.
Your bread loaf should sound hollow when thumped.
Run a small cube of butter over the top the hot bread loaf if desired and let cool for 10 minutes in the bread pan before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Whether you need the entire last cup of flour partially depends on the humidity where you live. Some don't need it at all and some need the entire 4th cup and sometimes a little more.

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