White Bread

Name: White Bread
Yield: Makes 1 large or 2 small loaves
Ingredients: 25 g/1 oz fresh yeast or 1 level tablespoon dried yeast and 1 level teaspoon castor sugar or honey; 675 g/1½ lb strong plain flour; 4.25 dl/¾ pint warm water; 15 g/½ oz (1 level tablespoon) salt; 15 g/½ oz lard or white cooking fat

Preparation info

Makes
1
large loaves

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Times Calendar Cookbook

By Katie Stewart

Published 1977

About

Persevere with home bread-making once you start. It may not turn out right the first time, but with experience you will get to know the right feel and texture of the dough at different stages. Then bread-making is easy and loaves turn out right every time.

Ingredients

675 g/1½ lb strong plain flour
15 g/½

Bread

Method

Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing basin and rub in the fat. Blend the fresh yeast in 3 dl (½ pint) of the warm water. If using dried yeast dissolve the sugar or honey in