Activity 68: Bread Baking
Make your own white bread baking from plain flour!
You Will Need:
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500 grams of plain flour
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7 grams of dried yeast
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15 grams of butter
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10 grams of salt
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5 grams of sugar (optional)
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290 ml of warm water
Step by step guide:
Add all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix them together.
Mix in the butter then the water to form a soft dough.
Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is smooth and elastic but not sticky. Approx. 15 min.
Shape the dough on a baking tray and leave to rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size.
Preheat the oven to 230 degrees/ fan 210 /Gas Mark 8
Place the dough in the centre of the oven reduce temperature: 210 degrees / fan 190/ Gas Mark 7 and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven. Enjoy.
If you bake your own bread - send us a photo!