Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Homemade Bread

Homemade Bread.

You can have Homemade Bread using 6 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Homemade Bread

1. You need of flour You can use all-purpose flour OR bread flour!.
2. Prepare of warm water 110 degrees F/45 degrees C.
3. It's of white sugar.
4. You need of active dry yeast.
5. Prepare of salt.
6. It's of vegetable oil.

Homemade Bread step by step

1. In a large bowl, dissolve the 1 TBSP of the sugar in warm water and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam, about 5 minutes. Mix remaining sugar, salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Dough should be tacky and clean the sides of the bowl save for a small part at the bottom. Too much flour added in yields a dry loaf of bread, so if you're worried you added too much, add a bit more hot water, until you get the correct consistency..
2. Knead dough for 7 minutes. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Knead for 1 minute and divide in half. Shape into loaves and place into two greased 9x5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30-40 minutes. Cool, brush with butter and enjoy! Notes Recipe yields 2 standard loaves of bread.