Rich White Bread Food

RICH WHITE BATTER BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water, blend in ginger and 1 T sugar. Let stand in warm place until mix is bubbly (about 15 minutes).
• Stir in remaining sugar, salt, milk and oil.
• Mix in flour one cup at a time. Place dough in well greased 2 lb coffee can. Let rise until doubled in size. Bake 60 minutes or until top is brown.

PERFECT WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat milk until it bubbles. Remove from heat and add the sugar, salt and shortening. Cool to lukewarm. While milk mixture is cooling, dissolve yeast in warm water and let stand until creamy.
• Combine cooled milk mixture with yeast and water in a large mixing bowl. Stir in 2 cups of the flour, then add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, to make a moderately stiff dough. Knead on a lightly floured surface for 8 to 10 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and turn to coat the dough. Cover the bowl with a damp towel and let rise in a warm place until the dough has doubled in volume (about 1 1/4 hours).
• Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans. Punch down the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into 2 balls, cover and let rest 10 minutes. Shape dough into 2 loaves and place in pans; let rise until doubled (about 1 hour). Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes or until the top is golden and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.

COUNTRY WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt, eggs, oil and 3 cups flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch down dough. Divide in half and shape into loaves. Place in 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover with kitchen towels; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375°., Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

EXCELLENT WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large electric mixer bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm milk. Add the remaining warm milk, the sugar, the salt, the butter and the eggs. Add 5 cups flour and mix with paddle attachment until smooth, about 2 minutes. Switch to hook attachment and knead on low speed, adding more flour if necessary until dough is stiff and slightly tacky, about 10 minutes.
• Grease a large bowl with butter and turn dough out into the bowl. Flip over dough so greased side is up, cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel and set in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Generously butter two 9-x-5 loaf pans.
• When dough has doubled in size, turn it out onto floured surface and knead for 3 minutes. Return to greased bowl, cover and let rise again for 30 minutes.
• Press down dough with your hand to expel the air. Divide dough in half and place each half into a loaf pan. Brush tops of loaves with remaining melted butter.
• Cover and let rise until dough is just above the tops of pans, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Bake bread for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 20 to 30 minutes, or until loaves sound hollow when tapped, the tops are brown and the internal temperatures are 200 degrees. Remove loaves from pans and let cool on wire racks.

RICH WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Scald milk, stir in sugars and butter or oil. Cool to 110 degrees, stir in yeast. Allow to set for 10 minutes until foamy. Add eggs, stir. 3 medium eggs is fine.
• 2. In mixing bowl, stir together 2 3/4 cup flour and salt. Slowing add liquid. Beat until batter is smooth with paddle or spoon. about 2 minutes on medium. Scrape bowl occasionally.
• 3. Add more flour, a little at a time mixing in between additions. until dough leaves sides of bowl. Remove from bowl and set onto lightly floured board. Cover and allow to rest for 10 minutes. I just leave it in the bowl for 10 minutes.
• 4. Knead until smooth and elastic, 8-10 minutes. I use my kitchen aid and knead until it is smooth as a babies bottom. Round up into ball and place in lightly greased bowl turning over to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 5. Punch down, cover and let rise again until almost double, about 30 minutes. Remove from bowl, shape into a ball and divide in half.
• 6. To shape loaves, take one of the halves, flatten dough into oblong shape pressing out all air. Work with closed fists with the back of fingers on dough. be sure to get the edges and any air pockets. Try to not rip or tear the dough or punch holes. Lift dough by ends and pull, slapping the dough on the table to elongate. Fold one end up and roll tightly as for a jelly roll than roll back and forth to tighten roll. The better job you do rolling this tightly (within reason), the better your bread slices will hold together. Seal ends, place into greased 9x5x3" glass bread pan with seal down.
• 7. Cover and let rise until dough reaches top of pan and top is rounded above pan. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes until bread sounds hallow. We like the softer crust the lower temp provides. The richness of this dough also leads me to a lower temp choice. Each oven it different, be sure to check to see if it is done, pull loaf out of pan to see if it is golden brown. Feel free to spread a little butter on the top when you take it out of the oven if you like. Remove from pan immediately and cool on wire rack.
• 8. Original recipe bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes 1 cup milk 2T sugar 2 T lard or shortening 2 pkgs yeast 1/2 c water 110-115 degrees 2 eggs 5 1/2-6 cups all purpose flour. scald milk, stir in sugar, salt and lard, cool to lookwarm sprinkle yeast on warm water, stir, add yeast, eggs and 2 3/4 cup flour to milk. Continue as I have above.

TRADITIONAL WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Mix 3 1/2 cups of the flour, the sugar, salt, shortening and yeast in large bowl. Add warm water. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in enough remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, to make dough easy to handle.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead about 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl and turn greased side up. Cover and let rise in warm place 40 to 60 minutes or until double. Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.
• Grease bottoms and sides of 2 loaf pans, 9x5x3 or 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches.
• Punch down dough and divide in half. Flatten each half with hands or rolling pin into rectangle, 18x9 inches, on lightly floured surface. Roll dough up tightly, beginning at 9-inch side, to form a loaf. Press with thumbs to seal after each turn. Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal. Press each end with side of hand to seal. Fold ends under loaf. Place seam side down in pan. Brush loaves lightly with butter. Cover and let rise in warm place 35 to 50 minutes or until double.
• Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 425°F.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until loaves are deep golden brown and sound hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to wire rack. Brush loaves with butter; cool.