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How To Make Bread (without a bread machine)

Step 1What you'll need

What you\
You will need:
  • Yeast - 2 Tbsp
  • Hot-ish* water - 2 cups
  • Bread flour - 5 cups total, 2 for the sponge and 3 for later. (NOT regular flour)
  • Sugar - 2 Tbsp.
  • Salt - 2 tsp.
  • Oil - 2 Tbsp.
  • 3 loaf pans
  • Quick-read thermometer
  • Oven pre-heated to 375


*Hot-ish means between 95 and 115 degrees F. much colder and it won't activate, much warmer and it will kill the little guys.
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Apr 14, 2010. 3:39 PMSandeeCH says:
Just want to say a huge THANKS for this receipe. After many bread failures in the past, I (and hubby) could hardly believe I actually made bread and it turned out fabulous!  I used Olive oil and I also used Honey instead of sugar (same amount).

I also tried making the same receipe using whole wheat flour. I know you need to add gluten so I added 1 rounded tablespoon per cup of flour (5 Tbsps) as part of the 5 cups of flour in this receipe. It looked great, sponge part all bubbly, first rise doubled in about 45 min. I punched it down, divided it into 3 loaves but it just barely rose.  I baked it anyway and it turned out soft (easy to cut) and tasted good but was about 2 inches high only and dense. What did I do wrong?  I'd appreciate help on this one.
Sandee CH
May 7, 2010. 9:43 AMpatelchand says:
Try my Instant recipe for bread, no need to add yeast, olive oil and gluten. Note: Never add oil or ghee to making bread, your bread never rise and become crispy.

Instant Bread Making Recipe:

Portion: 3
Cooking temperature: 180 C
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Cooking method: Bake

Ingredients:
30 ml Cold Water (Refrigerator)
100 gm maida
1 tbsp baking Powder (not full)
2 tbsp full powder sugar.

Methods:
Step 1: Mix Maida and powder sugar well, sieve them 3 times.
Step 2: Add baking powder to cold water, mix well for 10 seconds, add this to mixed maida and sugar mixture, mix well with the end of spoon. sticky ball should be formed.
Step 3 : Sprinkle  maida flour and knead the dough  untill it get non sticky. Now knead the dough for 5 minutes. Non sticky dough sholud be formed. cut it in three portion. Now make lightly thick (not too thin) roll of each portion using rolling  pin.
Step 3: put them in Oven. Bake them for 30 minutes for 180 C.
Step 4: After cook. Leave it for 10 minutes at room temperature.
Cut top and bottom crispy layer. Then start to eat.

Nov 6, 2009. 5:08 PMMT-LB says:
i made it, but i mistook the 2 tsp of salt for 2 tbsp, and it wasnt edible. but it was so easy i will make it again with less salt
Jul 28, 2009. 8:58 PMchillyp says:
When you say Oil what kind have you tried? I'd go with Olive, but I'm curious in what you have chosen?
Jun 25, 2008. 6:20 PMshell217 says:
Do you use dried yeast or real yeast! I don't want it to taste like yeast. Thanks!
Feb 24, 2009. 9:32 PMbucsrule07 says:
if you mix all ingredients right including the yeast (active Dry) comes in a packet you can find it at your local grocer, well if you mix it right your bread will come out great , which means it will rise awesome, if you mix it wrong it will be flat, and for the taste you cannot taste it if you mix it right. well good luck and have fun!!!
Jan 29, 2009. 4:12 PMkitsuken says:
This uses yeast, but there are plenty of non-yeast recipes around. Personally I'm quite fond of irish soda bread, which has a good, rich flavour to it and, since it doesn't use yeast, would be ideal for your purposes.
Oct 18, 2008. 5:52 PMgregr says:
Dried yeast is real yeast.
Jan 23, 2009. 9:27 PMred-king says:
yeast is an organism(its alive!!!) and it releases CO2 through respiration (the same way humans breath) creating bubbles in the bread which are what make it rise... I think...
Jan 20, 2009. 3:42 PMGh0stT0wnC0wb0y says:
In America Dried yeast seems to be most common. Yeast cakes are found mostly at specialty stores. However unless they are using the jars of dried yeast (which are some what expensive) assume 2 Tbsp mean from a yeast cake. I could be wrong on this of course. I do know that you use more from live yeast ( a cake) than you do from a packet. I really don't see getting 2 Tbsp from 2 of those little packs. However because the directions call for hot water... I have no clue which they are using. LOL sorry I went in a huge circle... Poster Please Clarify for us.
Jan 22, 2009. 6:40 AMmizzoumike76 says:
Using the freeze-dried Fleischman's yeast or similar: This recipe would need only 3 packets or equivalent. I'm living overseas right now and can't get my hands on one to let you know the conversion. The bread tastes great with the commercial yeast; using a 'starter' (wild yeast) or yeast cakes will give you a different flavor, often a sourdough flavor, very good stuff :)

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