How to bake a great loaf of homemade bread (Recipe & Technique)
This is a video on how I make my homemade bread. The recipe and technique are completely covered in this video. This method I’ve developed is very easy and consistently turns out beautiful loaves of bread every time. Here’s the recipe written out: 1. Mix together in mixing bowl: 1 Cup of Warm water, 1/8 tsp. Salt, 3 tbsp Sugar (heaping), 1 tsp. Red Star Active Dry Yeast. Stir in mixing bowl until disolved. 2. On top of the liquid mixture add 3 Cups of Bread Flour. (Do not stir in!) 3. Add 1 1/2 tbsp of vegetable oil to the top of the Bread Flour. 4. Mix all ingredients together in the mixer with a bread hook. Keep mixing until the dough forms and tries to climb up the the bread hook. You may have to scrape the sides of the mixer as you mix and/or add a little more water/four (just a pinch) to get the dough to ball up. You want a dough ball that is not too sticky or too dry. The dough should be moist, but not so much that it sticks to the mixing bowl or the bread hook, or your fingers. 5. Remove the bread hook from the dough, but leave the dough in the mixing bowl. Cover the bowl opening with plastic and secure it with a rubber band (make the bowl air-tight. 6. Heat the oven to its lowest setting and then turn it off (you want the oven to be just slightly warm.) Place the covered dough in the oven and let rise for 30 minutes. 7. At the end of the first 30 minute rise period, remove from oven and knead the dough in the mixer with the bread hook again. 8. Remove the dough …
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helenewegjoz43q
March 5, 2012 at 10:18 am
I still have the bread recipe I got when we made bread in the 2nd grade (i.e. 1974). Back then we kneaded the dough with our hands.
Thomas1967
March 5, 2012 at 10:42 am
@jimmymolinablog Look up NY Times no kneed dough recipe. It’s way easier, and very good. Three ingredients total.
Antiks72
March 5, 2012 at 10:51 am
good teacher and technique!
jestherrodriguez
March 5, 2012 at 11:30 am
I need to try that technique
seocom
March 5, 2012 at 11:43 am
In the apocalypse I’m going to make bread and wine with home made yeast.
jameswray50
March 5, 2012 at 11:54 am
@mbcyclery yes now i know!!!!! i was just making sure!!!! lol
jimmymolinablog
March 5, 2012 at 12:47 pm
@jimmymolinablog
350C (662F)? holy cow, that would make some burned bread.
mbcyclery
March 5, 2012 at 1:13 pm
@jimmymolinablog I usually do two at a time for that reason also.
WheeliePete
March 5, 2012 at 1:47 pm
@WheeliePete thanx! i baked yesterday, and came out great! lots of work just for a loaf of bread, so ill have to buy at least one more baking pan so at least i can bake 2 at the same time
jimmymolinablog
March 5, 2012 at 1:49 pm
@jimmymolinablog I’m in the US so we’re on 350 Farenheit (converts to 176.66666 Celsius)
WheeliePete
March 5, 2012 at 1:52 pm
350 Cº or 350Fº? thanx
jimmymolinablog
March 5, 2012 at 2:31 pm
@xxTeamxHarryxx 2X the kneading POWER! That should work just fine.
WheeliePete
March 5, 2012 at 2:53 pm
I have two dough hooks. Good enough?
xxTeamxHarryxx
March 5, 2012 at 3:25 pm
we are in 60’s from prairie du chien wisconsin,, semi retired, wife retired… love your video !!
duneman2012
March 5, 2012 at 4:16 pm
i am on second rise now…. will let you know at end… we are making own bread to save money… question is when dough sticky in mixer add water or flour ???
duneman2012
March 5, 2012 at 4:24 pm
@JGvisions Flour here cost 2.50-3.50 dollars for a 5 LB bag, about 18 cups of flour inside. With that one bag I can make at least 4-8+ loafs for the price of one 2-3 dollar loaf at the grocery store at the grocery store.
If you want to make bread even cheaper you can use sourdough which is free if you use natural yeast.
You save a bit of money in exchange for your time but the main thing is you get bread with no dough enhancers, preservatives. You can go a long way with 18 cups.
thecowhahalol
March 5, 2012 at 4:43 pm
dude i want a slice!!!!!
bhoot70
March 5, 2012 at 5:19 pm
If you wanted to put bits of jalapeno into it, could you put it in the dough or would you have to place them on top before the baking process.
dpraderio1
March 5, 2012 at 6:06 pm
@MamiWatasLove I never really tried it. A cook taught me the egg-wash technique. I assume just use the whites because the yolk would probably try to cook like scrambled eggs? That’s my guess…
WheeliePete
March 5, 2012 at 6:06 pm
@WheeliePete why don’t you use the egg yoke with the white fro the glazzing of the bread?
MamiWatasLove
March 5, 2012 at 6:54 pm
thank you for writting this out ill give it a try
Dolphindream15
March 5, 2012 at 7:05 pm
@Dolphindream15 You don’t have to have a bread hook, it just makes life a LOT easier. 🙂
WheeliePete
March 5, 2012 at 7:18 pm
why would I have to have a bread beater on my mixer,,do I have to use a mixer cant I do it by hand,,,
Dolphindream15
March 5, 2012 at 7:20 pm
Good instructional video!
mimi45961
March 5, 2012 at 8:13 pm