Mom's Easy Homemade Bread
This simple 5-ingredient recipe for homemade bread comes together in no time! Enjoy thick slices of bread with butter, dip it in soup, or use it for grilled cheese sandwiches.
Ingredients
- 8 c. all-purpose flour
- 2.5 tbsp instant yeast*
- 1 tbsp. salt
- 4 tbsp. sugar
- 5 c. warm water
Instructions
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Put dry ingredients in bowl and whisk together.
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Add warm water. Stir.
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Knead for 12 minutes, adding a handful of flour at a time until it is no longer sticky. The dough should be elastic and not stick to your hands.
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Form into four equal sized loaves and place in well-oiled bread pans.
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Let rise in unheated oven for 20 minutes, then very carefully & gently take it out.
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Preheat the oven to 350° and then bake for 22-25 minutes. The tops should be golden brown.
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Cool in bread pans for five minutes before popping the loaves out to cool on rack.
Recipe Notes
*I use Fleischmann's RapidRise Instant Yeast
*For whole wheat flour substitution, use 6 c. whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour.
*You can substitute 4. Tbsp of honey for the sugar if you avoid processed sugar. Dissolve it into some of the warm water before adding it in. You will need to bake your bread a bit longer since the honey makes the bread more moist.