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The Perfect Basic Bread Recipe
Thanks to Pam's hard work and perseverance this
basic bread recipe will give you perfect results every time. She has
honed and tweaked the recipe so that all you have
to do is follow the step-by-step instructions and Crusty
Tasty Fresh Bread will be your reward. A lot of
people are
nervous about starting to make their own Bread, and there are a lot of
"Old Wives Tales" about the process. The Truth is that it's easy,
relatively painless and, I can assure you, very addictive. I know a lot
of people who never buy bread any more, because
they have tried this basic bread recipe.
We'll be adding more basic
bread recipes as we go along. So keep watching this page and meanwhile
why not get started on this one.
Oh - and here are
some
of our other Mediterranean Bread Recipes.
Basic Pizza Dough
and how to make a Pizza.
Click
here for full Ingredients and Method
Focaccia Bread
Recipe. Great Italian Mediterranean Bread
Click
here for full Ingredients and Method
Pitta Bread Recipe.
Healthy Quick and Economical.
Click
here for full Ingredients and Method
And now back to
the ......
Basic
Bread Ingredients
- 300ml./1/2 a pint of water. (2 parts cold - one
part boiling).
- 450g./1lb. Of strong white bread flour.
- 1 Tablespoonsalt.
- 2 Teaspoonssugar
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil.
- A 7g./1/4oz. Sachet of easy bake yeast - USA -
instant yeast.
Method
- Place all the
ingredients in the bread pan in the order listed i.e. Water - flour etc.
- Select basic
dough and press start.
- That's it -
dead easy! Just follow the instructions from step 9 onwards.
- Now
by hand - In a warm bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together.
- Add the water
and mix.
- Add the extra
virgen olive oil and mix to form a soft dough.
- Knead for
about ten minutes on a floured surface.
- If you're
making Loaves - divide the dough into two or four equal pieces and
shape them any way you like.
- Place on a
greased baking tray and cover with oiled cling film.
- For rolls
shape into about ten rounds and cover as above.
- Leave to prove
for in a warm place for 40 - 60 minutes or until doubled in size.
making sure you leave enough room for the dough to double!
- Meanwhile
preheat your oven to 200ºc/400ºf/gas6.
- Place the
baking tray in the middle of the oven for 10 - 15 minutes for rolls or
20 - 30 minutes for loaves. They're done when they're golden on top and
sound hollow when you slap their bottoms.
- Let the bread
cool on a wire rack and you're ready to eat!
So Good!
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