Name: White Bread
Yield: Makes One 8-Cup Loaf, 2 Baguettes, 1 Boule, 1 Bâtard, or 10 Rolls
Ingredients: 1½ cups barely warm water; 4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1½ teaspoons active dry yeast (see sidebar)

Preparation info

Makes
One
8 Cup Loaf

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Baking

By James Peterson

Published 2009

About

This loaf, a very basic white bread made using the straight dough method, uses a relatively large amount of yeast to get it to rise quickly If you want a slower rise and more flavorful bread, use less yeast and/or refrigerate the dough for part of the rise (see sidebar).

Ingredients

4 cups flour
1½ cups barely warm water
1½ teaspoons

Method

Before beginning, review the steps for bread making.

Put the flour in a large bowl, the bowl of a stand mixer, or the work bowl of a food processor and make a well in the middle with the back of your fist. Pour in the water, which should feel neither warm nor cool. Sprinkle the yeast over the water and let it sit for 10 minutes. Mix the ingredie