Yeast Bread Loaf Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy and reduces saturated fat.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories, while water is cost-effective.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener; brown sugar is often less expensive.

Combine 1 cup and 2 tablespoons of water, 1/4 cup of sugar, and 2 tablespoons of active dry yeast in a bowl; mix and let sit for 10 minutes until it grows.

Add 1/3 cup of olive oil to the yeast mixture; mix well.

Transfer the mixture to a bread mixer; lock it in place.

Add 1 teaspoon and 1/2 of salt and 1 egg to the mixer.

Slowly add 3 and 1/2 cups of bread flour to the mixer while it stirs.

Once the dough is mixed, sprinkle a little flour on a surface to work with it.

Shape the dough into a loaf; let it set for 10 minutes to rise slightly.

Preheat the oven (exact temperature not mentioned).

Bake the loaf until golden brown (exact time not mentioned).

Serve the bread warm with butter.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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