Basic White Bread

Name: Basic White Bread
Ingredients: Sprinkle 2 teaspoons dried yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar over 150 ml (5 fl oz) warm water in a small bowl. Stir to dissolve the sugar, then set aside until the yeast sponges (foams).; Sift 450 g (1 lb) white strong flour and 1½ teaspoons salt into a bowl and make a well in the centre.

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

About

These steps show how to make a basic loaf of bread. The dough is mixed and kneaded by hand but bread can also be made with an electric mixer, using the dough hook attachment.

Method

Sprinkle 2 teaspoons dried yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar over 150