Best White Yeast Bread Recipes

WHITE YEAST BREAD

Steps:

• In a measuring cup, mix the sugar with a 1/2 cup of the warm water and yeast and let stand in a warm place for 5 minutes, or until frothy. If using fast-acting yeast, there is no need to let the mixture stand.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour and salt. Rub in the butter, and make a well in the center. If using olive oil instead of butter, pour the olive oil into the remaining 1 1/2 cups water. Pour in the yeast mixture and most of the remaining water (and the olive oil, if using). Mix to a loose dough, adding the remaining water if needed, plus extra if necessary.
• Knead the mixture until the dough is smooth and springy to the touch, about 10 minutes. If kneading in an electric food mixer with a dough hook, 5 minutes is usually long enough.
• Put the dough in a large oiled bowl. Cover the top tightly with plastic wrap, and place somewhere warm to rise, until it is doubled in size. This may take up to 2 or even (on a cold day) 3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• When the dough has more than doubled in size, punch down, and knead again for 2 to 3 minutes. Leave to relax for 10 minutes before you begin to shape the bread.
• Shape the bread into loaves or rolls, and then transfer to a baking tray, and cover with a clean tea or dish towel. Allow to rise again in a warm place for 20 to 30 minutes, until the shaped dough has again doubled in size. When the dough has fully risen, it should leave a dent when you gently press the dough with your finger.
• The bread is full of air at this point, and therefore very fragile, gently brush the loaf with egg wash and sprinkle with poppy or sesame seeds, if using, or dust lightly with flour for a rustic-looking loaf.
• Bake in the oven for 30 to 45 minutes for a loaf, depending on its size, or 10 to 15 minutes for rolls, Turn the heat down to 400 degrees F, after 15 minutes for the remaining baking time. When baked, the bread should sound hollow when tapped on the base. Transfer the loaf to a wire rack to cool.

PAUL'S (NO YEAST) WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Beat eggs in oil and add with water to flour and salt.
• Bake 190degC (375degF) for 40mins in a greased loaf tin.
• Slice and serve with butter.

BRYANNA'S GLUTEN-FREE “WHITE” VEGAN YEAST BREAD

Steps:

• Add the frothed-up Yeast Mixture to the Flax Mixture in the blender and blend briefly. Dump this into the bowl of a stand-up electric mixer. Using the whip attachment, gradually beat in the Dry Mix until it is all mixed in. Beat on high for about 3 1/2 minutes. Scrape the dough (it's actually a really thick batter) evenly into the prepared pans and smooth the tops flat. Cover and let rise in a warm place 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or level with the tops of the pans. (You can slash the top of the loaf with a sharp knife or razor blade, or not, as you prefer.) Have the oven preheated to 400 degrees F. The bread tends to stick to the pan, so you may want to use nonstick pans. Also try lining the pans or generously greasing them. Bake the breads for 20 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and cover the breads with loosely foil. Bake for 30 minutes more. Loosen the edges with a table knife and carefully remove the loaves from pans to a rack to cool before slicing. This really looks, smells and tastes like bread. You can toast it and make breadcrumbs or bread crumbs out of it.

RICH WHITE BREAD FOR THE FOOD PROCESSOR - W/ RAPID RISE YEAST

Steps:

• 1. With dough blade inserted, place flour, sugar, yeast and salt -- then process fro 5-10 seconds to combine.
• 2. Add butter and egg to mix and pulse.
• 3. Start the processor and slowly pour the warm water through the chute intil the dough forms a ball. All the water may not be needed. If the mix looks crumbly, then add bits of water. If the mix looks watery, then add some flour.
• 4. Once the ball is formed, process for another 1-2 minutes. The dough should be smooth and elastic.
• 5. Remove the dough from the processor bowl and form the dough into a ball. Let the dough ball sit for 10 minutes to rest.
• 5. Shape the dough as desired ( it can be shaped anyway but it must fit into a loaf pan).
• 6. Place into loaf pan ( spray with Baker's Joy first). Cover dough with a moist, warm, wrung out, cloth. Let dough rise, in pan,.
• until doubled . This will take anywhere from 30 - 60 minutes. Dough should be "proofed" before placing into preheated oven. The dough should , when pressed lightly, bounce back slowly ( a small indent may be left.).
• 7. Bake for 25-30 minutes , at 350 F or until a thermometer reads, when inserted deep into the dough, 195°F.
• 8. Let loaf cool in pan fro the first 10 minutes, then cool loaf on rack.

PAUL'S (NO YEAST) WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Beat eggs in oil and add with water to flour and salt.
• Bake 190degC (375degF) for 40mins in a greased loaf tin.
• Slice and serve with butter.