Description
You can make terrific bread in six steps!! It is really easy to make. This bread has been a hit with our family for many years. I adapted it from a recipe on a package of winn easybake yeast and bread improver.
The recipe makes 2 680g (1 1/2 lb loaves). Use your imagination when baking the bread. Use smaller loaf tins to make different sizes of loaves. Make rolls, etc.
Ingredients
- Yeast
- Bread Improver
- Bread Flour
- Salt
- Sugar
- Butter
- Warm Water
Instructions
- Blend dry ingredients, rub in shortening
- Add warm water, mix until smooth
- Cover with moist cloth, stand in warm place 30 – 40 minutes
- Knock down, knead lightly
- Cut to size required, cover with moist cloth, stand for 10 minutes
- Knead well, mould to the required shape
- Place in greased tin or on greased tray
- Cover wtih a damp cloth and let the bread rise in a draft-free place until 2 – 3 times its original size
- Brush lightly with milk, beated egg or shortening
- Bake in oven until loaf sounds hollow when tapped
- Normal baking times: white bread 25-30 minutes
- Usually, at 25 minutes, i take the bread out of the tins and return the bread to the oven for a further 5 minutes this browns the bread nicely, all over