White Bread

Ahh~~ here's a fresh loaf of white bread made with the help from my breadmaker, a gift from hubby for my birthday recently :) As for the recipe, I got it from the recipe book which was a gift from my best friend Yvonne :)


Here's the recipe:

30-35ml lukewarm water
1/2 tbsp active dry yeast
1 tbsp sugar
225ml lukewarm milk (can be replace with water)
15 gm butter/margarine at room temperature
1 tsp salt
400-450gm bread flour

Method:

1) Combine water, dry yeast & 1/2 tbsp sugar and leave to stand for 15mins or till mixture is frothy.
2) Pour the milk into a large bowl, add the remaining sugar, butter & salt. Stir in the yeast mixture.
3) Stir in flour a little at a time, until a stiff dough is form. You may use a food processor or bread machine as an alternative (which I did).
4) Transfer the dough on floured surface and knead till a smooth and elastic dough is obtain. *I use the bread machine for this step.*
5) Place the dough in a large bowl, cover & leave to rise till double the size.
6) Punch down the risen dough, and form it into a loaf shape. Place it in a 9x5" tins. Let it rise till double the size.
7) Bake in a preheated oven at 190°C for 40-50mins until firm & brown.

Note: the loaf weight approx 670-700gm