White bread

Name: White bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes 1 × 750 g (1½ lb) loaf
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon salt; 500 g (1 lb) white bread flour; 30 g (1 oz) butter, softened; 30 g (1 oz) fresh yeast or 1 tablespoon dried yeast; 1 tablespoon sugar; milk, to glaze

Preparation info

Makes
1 × 750 g
loaf

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Bread

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

About

Baking fresh bread is one of the most pleasurable ways of feeding family and friends and is also a relaxing way to spend an afternoon. Start with this classic white loaf.

Ingredients

30 g (1 oz) fresh yeast or 1 tablespoon dried yeast

Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Prepare the yeast with 300 ml (10 fl oz) water and the sugar following the method in the Chef’s techniques.
Sieve the flour and salt in