The Best and Easiest Bread Recipe / Journey of my Cottage Garden /Cabin Tour

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

active dry yeast

💰Cheaper: instant yeast

Instant yeast can be used without proofing.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is dairy-free.

Fluff up the flour with a spoon before measuring.

Use 1 package of active dry yeast and dissolve it in 1/2 cup of warm water with 1 teaspoon of sugar; let it bloom.

Measure 4 cups of unbleached bread flour and add it to a mixing bowl.

Add 2 teaspoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of salt to the flour and mix by hand.

Pour in the yeast mixture and 1 1/2 cups of warm water; mix until a loose, shaggy dough forms.

Knead the dough by hand for about 6 minutes until it becomes elastic and smooth, adding flour as necessary to prevent stickiness.

Grease a bowl with olive oil and place the kneaded dough inside, turning it to coat.

Cover the bowl with a cloth and let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 hour.

Cooking Techniques

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