**Country White Bread: A Symphony of Rustic Flavors and Textures**
Indulge in the timeless classic of Country White Bread, a staple of bakeries and homes alike. This humble loaf is a testament to the simple yet profound art of breadmaking, showcasing the essence of wheat in its purest form. With its slightly chewy crumb and crisp crust, each bite is a symphony of rustic flavors and textures. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your bread-making journey, this versatile recipe offers a delightful canvas for your culinary creativity. From classic sandwiches and toast to artisanal pairings with cheese and olive oil, Country White Bread elevates any meal with its wholesome goodness. Dive into the world of breadmaking with this timeless recipe, and let the aroma of freshly baked bread fill your kitchen.
**Explore the Accompanying Recipes for a Bread-Centric Feast:**
1. **Country White Bread Rolls:** Transform your Country White Bread dough into delightful individual rolls, perfect for picnics, parties, or everyday enjoyment. These bite-sized delights add a touch of charm to any gathering.
2. **Country White Bread Croutons:** Elevate your salads, soups, and casseroles with homemade Country White Bread Croutons. These golden-brown cubes add a delightful crunch and savory flavor, elevating your dishes to new heights.
3. **Country White Bread Stuffing:** Create a memorable Thanksgiving or holiday meal with Country White Bread Stuffing. This classic side dish combines the comforting flavors of bread, herbs, and spices, adding a hearty and flavorful touch to your feast.
4. **Country White Bread Pudding:** Indulge in a sweet and satisfying dessert with Country White Bread Pudding. This old-fashioned treat transforms leftover bread into a creamy, custard-like delight, perfect for a cozy afternoon or special occasion.
COUNTRY WHITE BREAD
Anytime is the right time for a comforting slice of homemade bread. These loaves are especially nice since the crust stays so tender. This white bread recipe is my husband Nick's favorite. He makes most of the bread at our house. -Joanne Shew Chuk, St. Benedict, Saskatchewan
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 45m
Yield 2 loaves (16 pieces each).
Number Of Ingredients 7
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 125 calories, Fat 2g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 226mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
COUNTRY WHITE BREAD FOR 2 LB. MACHINE
Until I found this recipe my bread didn't turn out very well. Now, I make it nearly everyday. It makes a great sandwich, too. The only problem is that it doesn't last long enough around here!! I finally LOVE my bread machine. You can also make it on the dough cycle and then take it out and shape into rolls.
Provided by Karla Harkins
Categories Other Breads
Time 3h15m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Put ingredients in bread machine pan in the order listed. Set the machine for white bread, crust to your preference. Turn it on! In about 3 hours you have a wonderful HUGE loaf of homemade white bread. Perfect texture to use as sandwich bread, too. I love it warm, either from the machine or stick a slice into the microwave, with butter. YUMMY.
- 2. If you haven't been able to quite get it right before, you will with this recipe. A tip is to watch it while it mixes. The dough should wind up barely sticky, it should go around in the pan sticking occasionally. Add flour slowly if it sticks to sides and doesn't go around in the pan. It shouldn't be so dry that it just goes around in circles though.
GRANDMA'S COUNTRY WHITE BREAD
I was diagnosed with cancer last yr, and I got pretty fed up with all the chemicals that are put in our food by big corporations....therein I started making bread, and my hubby loves it! This isn't my grandmother's recipe, found this in a cookbook at my friend's house.
Provided by D K
Categories Other Side Dishes
Time 2h30m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt, eggs, oil, and 3 cups of flour, beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour,( I use about 6 1/2 cups) to form a soft dough.
- 2. Turn onto a floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. Place in a well greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let stand (rise) in a warm place until doubled about 1 hour.
- 3. Punch dough down. (Use fingers to deflate dough, not your fist.) Divide dough in half and shape into 2 loaves. Place into 2 greased 9x5 loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
COUNTRY WHITE BREAD
I usually make my favorite (Recipe #94990) but when I make white I use this recipe. I really like the color and flavor the eggs add to it. It makes excellent toast too.
Provided by Marg CaymanDesigns
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 45m
Yield 3 loaves
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Dissolve yeast in water in large bowl. (I usually add a pinch of sugar and wait for the yeast to foam but the original recipe didn't call for this step.).
- Add next 4 ingredients and 3 cups flour; beat until smooth.
- Stir in remaining flour.
- Knead 6-8 minutes.
- Let rise in greased bowl until double.
- Divide into 3 loaves; let raise again.
- Bake at 375°F for 25-30 minutes.
COUNTRY-STYLE WHITE BREAD
The texture and flavor of this bread is outstanding. It's based on the recipe in the Panera Bread cookbook. It makes two loaves. I typically freeze one half of the dough to bake later in the week. This recipe represents the grains of the U.S. Midwestern states.
Provided by PanNan
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 2h25m
Yield 1 loaf, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Make the starter:.
- Using the starter ingredients listed above, combine water and yeast in medium bowl. Stir to dissolve yeast. Add flour and stir until thoroughly mixed. Cover with a cloth and let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes before using in the dough.
- Make the dough:.
- Using the dough ingredients listed above, combine the water, honey, and yeast in the bowl of a heavy duty stand mixer. Stir to mix thoroughly. Add shortening, flour, salt, and starter. Mix ingredients on low speed, with the mixer, until the dough is smooth and elastic (this usually takes me about 8 - 10 minutes). To test it for elasticity, I pinch off a piece of dough, and stretch it between both thumbs and my fingers into a square. If the center stretches and becomes thin (like a windowpane) it's perfect. If the dough breaks easily instead of stretching, it's not ready yet. When ready, remove dough from mixing bowl.
- Divide the dough into two halves. Form each into a smooth ball. (You can wrap and freeze one of the loaves at this point.) Place the dough on the counter, or in a proofing basket, and cover with a warm, damp cloth. Rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Form the dough into a loaf shape (free form or use a loaf pan), and cover with a warm, damp cloth. Let rest another 30 minutes.
- Baking the bread:.
- Score the loaf (loaves) with a sharp knife. Spritz with some water and place in the pre-heated oven (if making a free form loaf, place on a preheated baking stone). Bake for 30 - 40 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown, and the temperature in the middle of the loaf is about 195ºF. I use a digital probe thermometer to test the temperature.
- Remove the bread from the oven and from the pan (if using one). Let cool about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 278.1, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 1.4, Sodium 584.3, Carbohydrate 50.4, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 4.5, Protein 6.6
COUNTRY WHITE BREAD OR DINNER ROLLS (BREAD MACHINE) RECIPE - (3.7/5)
Provided by Harleygirl
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Directions: 1 In bread machine pan, place all ingredients from flour through yeast in order as recommended by the manufacturer. 2 Select the basic bread setting. 3 Check dough after 5 minutes of mixing, if needed add 1-2T of water or flour. 4 Bake as normal. 5 For dinner rolls. 6 Mix in bread machine but use only the dough option. 7 Lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking pan (I always use a metal pan). 8 When dough is finished shape into 15 uniformly sized balls. I always grease my hands with shortening to smooth the dough out and it helps keep the dough from drying out. 9 Cover and let the rolls rise in a warm, draft free place until risen to the desired size. 10 I let them about double in size. 11 Bake in a 350° oven about 12-15 minutes until golden brown. 12 After removing from the oven, brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter. 13 Take out of pan and let completely cool before storing.
COUNTRY WHITE BREAD - PANERA BREAD RECIPE - (4/5)
Provided by MJH
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Make the starter:. Using the starter ingredients listed above, combine water and yeast in medium bowl. Stir to dissolve yeast. Add flour and stir until thoroughly mixed. Cover with a cloth and let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes before using in the dough. Make the dough:. Using the dough ingredients listed above, combine the water, honey, and yeast in the bowl of a heavy duty stand mixer. Stir to mix thoroughly. Add shortening, flour, salt, and starter. Mix ingredients on low speed, with the mixer, until the dough is smooth and elastic (this usually takes me about 8 - 10 minutes). To test it for elasticity, pinch off a piece of dough, and stretch it between both thumbs and my fingers into a square. If the center stretches and becomes thin (like a windowpane) it's perfect. If the dough breaks easily instead of stretching, it's not ready yet. When ready, remove dough from mixing bowl. Divide the dough into two halves. Form each into a smooth ball. (You can wrap and freeze one of the loaves at this point.) Place the dough on the counter, or in a proofing basket, and cover with a warm, damp cloth. Rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Form the dough into a loaf shape (free form or use a loaf pan), and cover with a warm, damp cloth. Let rest another 30 minutes. Baking the bread:. Score the loaf (loaves) with a sharp knife. Spritz with some water and place in the pre-heated oven (if making a free form loaf, place on a preheated baking stone). Bake for 30 - 40 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown, and the temperature in the middle of the loaf is about 195ºF. Remove the bread from the oven and from the pan (if using one). Let cool about 30 minutes.
COUNTRY WHITE BREAD
I could not get the half measure to work so I will give the correct ingredients here. 1 c warm water.1 large egg beaten.4 1/2 tsp.oil. 3 1/2 c flour.1/4 c sugar.1 1/2 tsp salt 2 1/4 tsp yeast, very good bread. I think it takes about 2 hours for the dough cycle
Provided by Arlene Baker
Categories Other Breads
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Put all ingredients into a bread machine in the order given
- 2. set on dough cycle
- 3. remove and let rest for 10 minutes covered lightly
- 4. Now shape and put into a greased loaf pan and let raise in a warm place till doubled about 30 minutes
- 5. Now bake at 350 degree oven for 35 minutes
- 6. when finished baking brush with melted butter
Tips:
- Activate the Yeast Properly: Ensure the water is between 105-115°F (40-46°C) to activate the yeast effectively. If the water is too hot, it can kill the yeast, and if it's too cold, the yeast won't activate properly.
- Use Fresh Ingredients: Fresh, high-quality ingredients contribute to the best flavor and texture of your bread. Opt for fresh yeast, bread flour, and other ingredients mentioned in the recipe.
- Knead the Dough Properly: Kneading develops the gluten in the dough, giving it strength and elasticity. Knead the dough for at least 5-7 minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic.
- Proof the Dough Patiently: Allow the dough to rise in a warm place until it doubles in size. This step is crucial for the bread to develop its full flavor and texture.
- Bake at the Right Temperature: Preheat your oven to the specified temperature before baking the bread. The oven temperature determines the crust and crumb of the bread.
- Cool the Bread Thoroughly: Once the bread is baked, let it cool completely on a wire rack before slicing and serving. This helps to prevent the bread from becoming gummy or soggy.
Conclusion:
This country white bread recipe yields a delicious, soft, and versatile loaf perfect for sandwiches, toasts, or simply enjoying with butter. With careful attention to the ingredients, kneading, proofing, and baking techniques, you can create a homemade loaf that rivals store-bought bread. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting, this recipe is a great choice for a satisfying and rewarding baking experience. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's bake a mouthwatering country white bread together!
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