How To Make Bread (without a bread machine)

Step 7 Eat!

Eat it! Share it! etc.!


You can do a lot with this recipe...

...You can add nuts, roll it out and add cinnamon and raisins for cinnamon-swirl bread, add your favorite spices, etc. Add sweet potatoes, chunks of cheese, pieces of ham, or whatever suites you. Be creative! It's your recipe  to experiment with and make your own, have fun with it!

Comments

[dklooney]

This is our standard bread recipe now. Couple of things I do to mix it up a bit:

Soak some raisins in your favorite alcohol over night -- I've used Marsala wine or bourbon. Mix in when you do the punch down after the first rising.
Add some chopped walnuts for a little crunch.
Spray the top of the dough with olive oil right before putting in the oven to brown the crust.

[jeaismyname]

Thanks for this, it would help me in my bonding session with my friends.. ;)

[automatron]

I just made this tonight and im using it for rolls for my first thanksgiving as hostess. I loved how easy this was to make and wow it was soooo fluffy! thank you for sharing this great recipe.

[owlett]

It was delicious! I had one with sultanas a plain one and one round one with poppy seeds on the top- they all got eaten within 48hours! Mmm- definitely gonna do it again soon...

[hcold]

I can think of something else I'd rather do with poppy seeds.

[kelson12345]

nice one:)

[kelson12345]

this is the best bread i have had EVER i would like to do it a lot more i have made about 36 loaves so far and they have all been so good

[navidon1]

it helped me in doing my science homework. thanks.........

[momofbusiness]

Hello, so i prepared the bread today with my little guy and had lots of fun doing it :) unfortunately we had to much fun and did not pay much attention and added 2 tablespoons of salt instead of 2 teaspoons. LOL...wondering why the bread tasted so salty. But other than that i think my bread would have come over perfect.

Thank you so much for the recipe it was fun and easy :)

Yum Yum to all and good luck with your bread making :)

[jhines0042]

I want to make bread that includes a vegetable of some variety.  My first instinct is to add finely shredded spinach.  I would also love to try with broccoli.

Any advice on when and how to add such things?

Thanks!

[jhines0042]

Ok, I went ahead and made this bread.  One loaf was plain, one got a treatment of Spinach that had been food processed to fine confetti size and one got the Spinach but was baked into 4 smaller roll style loafs.

Plain loaf is already gone and it was yummy!

[somarx]

thx it's really useful i added some olives inside the bread yummmmmmmmy

[hilo890]

MMM! That tasted delicious! Great instructions AND recipe!

[symbe]

Thanks a bunch, I have just baked a lovely bread. This is my first time

[drinkmorecoffee]

You're very welcome! Glad it turned out nicely.

[Muzhik]

After dividing the dough, roll it out and sprinkle it with chocolate chips and sugar. Roll it up and put it in the pan seam-side down, then let it rise and bake. Serve with children and milk. Or skip the children and eat it all yourself with tea. (Children take too long to bake.)

[Frasi1966]

I made this bread once already, it came sooo good! I am making it righ now again, one loaf with ham inside. Thank you sharing!

[drinkmorecoffee]

The ham sounds good! also try Chop Block with the same dough.

Glad you liked it, thanks for commenting.

[RhiKemp]

Wow! I googled 'How to make bread' and you were the first link and I am so glad I went onto this page, I love it and it's made me very excited about making bread (have never done it before, can you tell!) But I was just wondering, I doubt my partner and I would be able to eat 3 loaves before they start to go off so I was wondering, how would it go if we halved (well, thirded) the ingredients, would that work?

[drinkmorecoffee]

You could make two loaves and just not let them rise as long. They'd probably be a little more dense. You can also freeze the finished product. Let me know how it goes!

[proudcanadian]

Great recipe, family enjoyed, no trouble what so ever, thanks

[mschrief]

I have the dough on the second rise. Put in just two pans. Hope I don't have a MEGA loaves of bread. After an hour, I'll see. If too large, I'll punch and rise again in three pans

[kezabel]

Thanks for the recipe, I'm going to go and make it now. I'll let you know how it goes. :}

[NewName]

I have made it once and I'm making it again right now lol I almost read the recipe wrong I thought it said 2 Tbsp of salt but I reread it and added 2 tsp that cauld have tasted nasty lol. ill let you guys know how it turns out :)

[owlett]

yea- I thought that too- if you hadnt have pointed it out I would have made it with all that salt lol!

[owlett]

thanks. i`m gonna go try it now!

[shey2bimbz]

hi i want to know if there will be a yeast taste when eating. because most of the bread i made it had that smell and taste. please help me with it. thank you

[drinkmorecoffee]

No, it tastes like bread.

[shey2bimbz]

thank you i will try it tomorrow and let you know