Best Buttermilk White Bread Recipes

BUTTERMILK WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Add ingredients to bread machine pan in order recommended by your manufacturer. Use medium crust and white bread settings. I use less yeast during hot, humid summer months.

FIVE-GRAIN BUTTERMILK-CRANBERRY BREAD (WHITE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the cereal.
• In large bowl, mix remaining cereal, the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in dried cranberries.
• In small bowl, beat egg and buttermilk with whisk until well blended. Reserve 1 tablespoon buttermilk mixture. Stir remaining buttermilk mixture into dry ingredients, stirring just until mixture is moistened; dough will be soft. On floured surface, knead dough 5 or 6 times.
• On large cookie sheet, shape dough into 7-inch round. Cut large X shape, 1/4 inch deep, into top of dough, using sharp knife. Brush top of dough with reserved buttermilk mixture; sprinkle with reserved cereal.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Using serrated knife, cut into slices or wedges to serve.

RAPID BUTTERMILK WHITE BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Follow instructions for your bread machine.
• My machine instructs to measure all ingredients in the order listed into the baking pan. (I microwave the buttermilk on high for about 30 seconds before adding it to the pan.).
• Insert baking pan into oven chamber and secure the pan. Close lid.
• Select rapid cycle and 2 pound loaf.
• When cycle is complete, I remove the loaf, place it in a large zip lock bag, seal the bag, and place on a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

JAMES BEARD'S BUTTERMILK WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine yeast, sugar and water and allow to proof. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, melted butter and buttermilk. Using a wooden spoon, work mixture into a smooth dough, then add yeast mixture. Beat well for 2 minutes, remove to a well-floured board and knead for about 10 minutes, until dough is supple, smooth and satiny. (Dough can also be prepared in an electric mixer equipped with a dough hook. Combine all ingredients, knead with dough hook for 5 to 6 minutes and then remove dough to a floured board and knead by hand for about 2 minutes.) Place dough in a large buttered bowl and turn to coat dough with butter. Cover and set in a warm, draft-free place until dough rises to more than double in bulk. Punch down dough, remove to a floured board and knead for 2 minutes. Form into a loaf about 9 inches by 5 inches by patting dough flat and into a rather rough rectangle, fold in ends and then fold in sides. Pinch seams together well. Place dough in a buttered 9- by 5- by 3-inch bread pan, cover and place in a warm, draft-free place until dough rises to more than double in bulk. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake dough for about 40 minutes. Remove from pan and bake for another 5 to 8 minutes on loaf's side to create a crisp brown crust. Remove from oven to a wire rack and cool before cutting. Nutrition information per 1/16 serving: Calories155

BUTTERMILK ROLLS OR CLASSIC WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients except salt.
• Mix egg, and buttermilk and melted butter.
• Add liquids to dry ingredients until a uniform dough is made (may be shaggy at this time).
• Cover and let sit for 20 minutes to strengthen dough.
• Add salt.
• Knead by hand or mixer for 8 minutes. In a mixer, the dough will clean the sides of the bowl, but the bottom may stick some so take time during the kneading to mix the dough from top to bottom once or twice.
• Also during the kneading add flour or water to make a soft and tacky but not sticky dough. Sticky means dough stays on the fingers when touched.
• Test for a windowpane (stretch some to see if it tears or is thin enough to show light through). Knead a little more if necessary.
• Let the dough rise in oiled and covered bowl until doubled (60 minutes or so).
• For rolls: divide into 2 ounce portions and stretch a smooth side to form a ball. Roll with a cupped hand on a clean surface to smooth it out. The ball can take some downward pressure.
• Place on parchment 1" apart, cover and let rise for 20 to 45 minutes or unitl almost doubled in volume.
• For loaves: divide into 2 loaves, shape and place in 8 x 4" pans.
• Let rise covered, for 45 to 60 min until doubled or just shy of doubled.
• Preaheat oven to 400 F and drop temps once bread is placed in the oven.
• Bake loaves at 350F until 205F internally, rotating in oven after 20 minutes.
• Brush rolls with egg-water mixture if desired.
• Bake rolls at 375F until 205F internally (15 to 20 min) rotating the pan half-way during the bake.
• Remove bread from pans or parchment and cool on a rack.