Easy Homemade Bread Recipe - Homestyle White Bread Made in KitchenAid Mixer - Beginner Bread

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lactose-free and lower in calories.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

Add 1 cup of lukewarm water to the mixing bowl.

Add 3 tablespoons of melted butter to the water.

Add 2 tablespoons of honey (or sugar) to the mixture.

Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of active dry yeast to the bowl.

Add 3 cups of bread flour (or all-purpose flour) to the mixture.

Add 2 tablespoons of dry milk powder (optional) to the bowl.

Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt to the mixture, pouring it away from the bowl.

Use a KitchenAid mixer with a dough hook to knead the dough on speed two for 6 to 8 minutes.

Check the dough for consistency; add more water if too dry or more flour if too wet.

After kneading for 8 minutes, check the dough for elasticity and smoothness.

Cover the dough with a warm, wet tea towel and let it rise for 45 minutes to an hour until expanded.

Punch down the dough and turn it out onto a floured surface.

Press the dough out to the width of the loaf pan.

Grease the cast iron loaf pan with 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of oil.

Shape the dough into a loaf and place it in the greased pan.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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