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White bread recipe | how to make bread at home
Homemade white bread recipe with step by step instructions.
Prep Time
1
hour
hr
40
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
2
hours
hrs
10
minutes
mins
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
International
Servings:
1
loaf
Calories:
230
kcal
Author:
Preeti
Equipment
Oven
Ingredients
1 ½
teaspoon
dry yeast
2 ½
teaspoon
sugar
2
Cup
maida/all-purpose flour
salt to taste
2
tablespoon
butter
1 to 11/4
cup
water
Instructions
Making the dough
In a mixing bowl dissolve sugar & yeast in warm water. Leave it aside for 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes you will see bubbles on the surface.
Add all-purpose flour, salt, and butter. Combine everything together to form a soft dough. Add water as required.
Kneading the dough
Sprinkle some flour on the counter and knead the dough for 10-15 minutes.
Once the dough is smooth and stretchy transfer it to a bowl greased with oil. Pour some oil on the top. Cover with a cling wrap.
Rising the dough/Primary proofing
Let it rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes until it is double in size. Till then grease the loaf pan with oil.
Shaping the bread dough
After 45 minutes, punch down the dough to release big air bubbles. Shape it into a loaf.
Secondary proofing
Place it into loaf pans. Cover it and let it rise for about 30 minutes.
Baking
Preheat the oven at 180 degree Celsius. Bake it for 30 minutes until the top is golden brown in color.
Remove it and apply butter on the top. Place it on the wire rack to cool. Once cooled, unmold it.
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Notes
You can reduce the quantity of sugar to 1 ½ teaspoon if you prefer less sweet.
Follow all the tips mentioned to make perfect white bread recipe.