Best 6 Simply White Bread Ii Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful simplicity of classic white bread with our collection of carefully curated recipes. From the basic white sandwich loaf to enriched variations with eggs and milk, these recipes cater to a range of preferences and skill levels. Each recipe is meticulously crafted to guide you through the process of creating a perfect loaf, ensuring a tender crumb and a golden-brown crust. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting, our detailed instructions and helpful tips will lead you to a successful baking experience. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a journey of bread-making that will fill your home with the irresistible aroma of freshly baked goodness.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

SIMPLE WHITE BREAD



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You will want to double or triple this recipe so you can have freshly baked bread every day!

Provided by Amanda Rettke-iambaker.net

Categories     Side Dish

Time 12h50m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup water, (lukewarm)
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2½ teaspoons (1 package) dry active yeast ((not rapid rise-see notes for Rapid Rise instructions))
2½ cups (312g) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

  • In a measuring cup, combine the sugar and yeast to 1 cup of lukewarm water, stirring until combined. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the flour and salt.
  • Pour the yeast mixture into the bowl and combine all the ingredients.
  • Sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of flour onto your work surface and knead the dough for a few minutes, or until smooth and elastic.
  • Store the dough in a sealable plastic bag that has been drizzled in olive oil, making sure the dough is completely covered in the oil. Keep the dough in the refrigerator overnight.
  • WHEN YOU ARE READY* to bake the bread, remove the dough from the refrigerator. Leave the dough in the plastic zipped bag,and let it come to room temperature (about an hour). *This can sit in your fridge for SEVERAL days!!
  • Prepare a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
  • Sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of flour on your work surface, take the dough out of the bag, and knead and fold the dough for about 1 minute.
  • Form a log with the dough that will fit in your prepared loaf pan. Cover the pan with the plastic bag and let it rise until is has at least doubled in size (about 2 hours).
  • Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • After the dough has risen, remove the plastic covering and slash the top of the dough with a sharp knife.
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes at 350°F, or until the internal temperature is 190-210°F. Let it cool completely before slicing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 177 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving

SIMPLE WHITE BREAD



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These tall golden loaves have wonderful homemade flavor and a texture that also makes this bread ideal for toast and sandwiches. It's a terrific way to round out a hearty penny-pinching meal.-Ruth VonLienen, Marengo, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 55m

Yield 2 loaves (16 slices each).

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
2-1/2 cups warm water (110° to 115°)
1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1/2 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
8-1/2 to 9 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter, melted

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of water. Add the remaining water, dry milk, oil, sugar, salt and 3 cups of flour. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes or until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch the dough down. Divide in half; shape into loaves. Place in two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks. Brush with butter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 1mg cholesterol, Sodium 236mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

SIMPLE WHITE BREAD



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Easy to make.

Provided by George

Categories     Bread     Yeast Bread Recipes     White Bread Recipes

Time 2h55m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
2 ½ cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
½ cup nonfat dry milk powder
½ cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon salt
8 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter, melted

Steps:

  • In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Add remaining water, dry milk, oil, sugar, salt, and 3 cups of flour; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes, or until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
  • Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease surface. Cover the bowl with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  • Punch the dough down, and divide in half. Shape into loaves. Place in two greased 9 X 5 x 3 inch loaf pans. Grease the tops of the loaves, and cover with a damp cloth. Let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
  • Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 35 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove bread from pans to cool on wire racks. Brush with melted butter or margarine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220.7 calories, Carbohydrate 36.3 g, Cholesterol 1.8 mg, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 308.6 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

WHITE BREAD



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Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes     Bread Recipes

Yield Makes two 1 3/4 pound loaves

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees)
1 tablespoon active-dry yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon coarse salt
7 cups bread flour, plus more as necessary
4 tablespoons (2 ounces) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for bowls, pans, and brushing
Nonstick cooking spray

Steps:

  • Place 1/2 cup warm water in a small bowl or liquid measuring cups yeast and sugar over water and whisk to combine. Let stand until creamy, about 5 minutes.
  • Place salt, remaining two cups warm water, and about 3 1/2 cups flour in the bowl of an electric mixer. Attach dough hook to mixer; turn mixer on and off a few times just to incorporate flour. Add 1 cup flour. With mixer on low, slowly add yeast mixture and remaining 2 1/2 cups flour. Increase speed to medium and mix until dough comes together, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary. If dough does not come together, add more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time.
  • Continue kneading on medium speed for about 5 minutes Add butter and continue mixing dough, 4 to 5 minutes. Dough may come apart before coming back together.
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and shape into a ball. Butter a large bowl and transfer dough to prepared bowl, turning dough to coat. Cover tightly with plastic wrap sprayed with nonstick cooking spray and let stand at room temperature until doubled in size, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Butter two 4 1/2-by-8 1/2-inch loaf pans; set aside.
  • Place dough, top-side down, on work surface to deflate; divide dough in half. Working with 1 piece of dough at a time, use the palms of your hands and fingertips or a rolling pin to pat dough into a 7-inch square.
  • Place dough on work surface so one of the short sides is facing you. Starting with the bottom edge, roll dough and pinch to seal seam. Place roll in pan, seam side down. Repeat process with remaining piece of dough.
  • Spray two pieces of plastic wrap with nonstick cooking spray. Cover loaf pans with plastic wrap, sprayed side down. Let stand in a warm place until doubled in size, growing over tops of pans, and when pressed gently with your finger an impression remains, 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees on a conventional oven or 400 degrees on a convection oven with a rack set in the center of oven.
  • Transfer pans to oven and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees (conventional) or 350 (convection) and continue baking until honey brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of each loaf reaches 205 degrees, about 45 minutes more.
  • Transfer to wire racks. Let cool slightly; turn out loaves. Brush tops with butter and let cool. Do not cut until almost cool.

EXCELLENT WHITE BREAD



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This straightforward loaf is the white bread of your dreams, and its fluffy slices make for evenly browned toast. The 1/3-cup of sugar makes this mildly sweet and perfect for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but you can cut it down to 2 tablespoons if you'd rather have something more neutral in flavor. You do need some sugar, however, to feed the yeast and ensure a lofty rise. This recipe makes two loaves, one for now, and one for the freezer or to share with a lucky friend.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     dinner, lunch, breads

Time 4h15m

Yield 2 loaves

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 1/4 teaspoons/7 grams active dry yeast (1 package)
1 1/2 cups/355 milliliters lukewarm milk
1/3 cup/67 grams granulated sugar
1 tablespoon/15 grams kosher salt
3 tablespoons/43 grams butter, melted, more for greasing bowl and pans and for brushing the tops of the loaves
2 eggs
5 to 6 cups/625 grams to 750 grams all-purpose flour

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.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 275, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 48 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 237 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams

EASY WHITE BREAD



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A great recipe for an electric breadmaker - or do it the traditional way

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Side dish

Time 2h50m

Yield Makes 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 5

500g strong white flour, plus extra for dusting
2 tsp salt
7g sachet fast-action yeast
3 tbsp olive oil
300ml water

Steps:

  • Mix 500g strong white flour, 2 tsp salt and a 7g sachet of fast-action yeast in a large bowl.
  • Make a well in the centre, then add 3 tbsp olive oil and 300ml water, and mix well. If the dough seems a little stiff, add another 1-2 tbsp water and mix well.
  • Tip onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for around 10 mins.
  • Once the dough is satin-smooth, place it in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with cling film. Leave to rise for 1 hour until doubled in size or place in the fridge overnight.
  • Line a baking tray with baking parchment. Knock back the dough (punch the air out and pull the dough in on itself) then gently mould the dough into a ball.
  • Place it on the baking parchment to prove for a further hour until doubled in size.
  • Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7.
  • Dust the loaf with some extra flour and cut a cross about 6cm long into the top of the loaf with a sharp knife.
  • Bake for 25-30 mins until golden brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped underneath. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 204 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 1 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • Use bread flour for a chewier loaf: Bread flour has a higher protein content than all-purpose flour, which gives the bread a chewier texture.
  • Proof the yeast before using: This will help to ensure that the yeast is active and will produce a good rise in the bread.
  • Knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic: This will help to develop the gluten in the flour, which will give the bread a strong structure.
  • Let the dough rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size: This will give the yeast time to produce carbon dioxide, which will cause the dough to rise.
  • Bake the bread in a preheated oven: This will help to create a crispy crust.
  • Let the bread cool completely before slicing: This will help to prevent the bread from tearing.

Conclusion:

This white bread recipe is simple to follow and produces a delicious, fluffy loaf of bread. With just a few simple ingredients and a little time, you can enjoy fresh, homemade bread that is perfect for sandwiches, toast, or just eating on its own.

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