Very adapted from a recipe found on Tasty Kitchen
I love this recipe because you don't have to knead the bread. I hate kneading bread. You also don't need a mixer!
Makes Four Loaves, Total 40 Slices
Tools:
Large Mixing Bowl
Measuring Spoons and Cups
Spoon
Sharp Knife
Foil
Cooking spray
Baking Sheet
Pastry Brush
Small Bowl for beating egg
Ingredients:
2 1/2 Cups Warm Water
2 TBSP Yeast
2 TBSP Sugar
4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 TBSP Salt
2 TBSP Oil (I Use Olive Oil)
1 Egg, Beaten, For Wash
- Mix Warm Water, Yeast, Sugar together in a mixing bowl, allow the mixture to froth and foam for 10 minutes
- Add 3 Cups of the flour, the salt, and the olive oil and stir vigorously for 3 minutes
- Add the rest of the flour, stir until combined thoroughly
- If, for some reason, the mixture is dry, add a touch more water until all the flour is incorporated
- ***sometimes air humidity effects baking
- Leave the spoon in the mixture, set your timer for 10 minutes, then punch down the dough
- Repeat five times
- Meanwhile, grease a large cookie sheet. I like to line one with foil and spray with olive oil spray
- Sprinkle top of dough with flour, cut into four pieces while still in the bowl
- Pull one piece of dough out, shape into an oblong loaf, roughly 4"x6"
- Repeat with other pieces of dough, positioning them onto the one cookie sheet
- Let rise for 35 minutes
- At 25 minutes, preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Beat egg for wash
- When the full 35 minutes is up, use a sharp knife to cut three to four slits in the top of each loaf
- Brush on egg wash
- Bake for approximately 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.
Enjoy!
This is SO easy
Notes:
- If you don't use Whole Wheat Flour, use slightly less water (decrease to 2 1/4 cups).
- Since there are no preservatives in this bread, you will either need to freeze or refrigerate the bread. If you leave it out on the counter, wrapped, you can safely leave it out for a couple of days. I like to use this for two meals (one loaf), freeze two loaves for future meals, and then with the one leftover loaf...
Make...
French Toast
Slice bread into 1" thick slices
Whisk together:
Roughly 4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Preheat skillet or griddle over medium heat
Melt butter on skillet or griddle
Dip pieces of bread into egg mixture, cook on preheated pan
Brown each side
Serve with syrup
Also delicious with raspberries and whipped cream
