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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

My bread recipe

Just leaving this here so that I can find it again.

Ingredients
  • 2 Co-op  yeast sachets
  • 450ml (3/4 pint) warm water
  • 700g (1.5lb) Co-op Strong white bread flour
  • 1 heaped teaspoon of salt
  • 3 heaped teaspoons of caster sugar
  • 40 grams of butter or equiv
  • Milk to glaze
Requires
  • Mixing bowl
  • Knife 
  • Two baking tins
  • Baking parchment

Method:
  1. Mix yeast, flour, salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Rub in the butter
  3. Add water and mix in using a knife until it is workable
  4. Tip out on to a lightly floured work surface and need for 15 minutes until it is stretchy
  5. Return to bowl, cover and leave in a warm room for 1 hour to rise.
  6. Grease your baking tins and line with baking parchment. 
  7. Heat oven to 220C
  8. Tip out the risen dough on to the work surface and need for a further 5 minutes. 
  9. Divide the dough in two and form rough loaf shapes, place in the lined baking tins.
  10. Cover and return to warm room for 15 minutes to prove.
  11. Cut a slit length-ways in each loaf and glaze with milk
  12. Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown. Check that the bread is cooked by tapping the bottom of the loaf, it should sound hollow.
  13. Allow to cool on a baking rack.

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