Easy everyday white bread

  • TM5
  • TM6
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Active time 15 minutes
  • Total time 5 hours 10 minutes
  • Servings 12 portions
  • 20 g grapeseed oil, plus extra for greasing
  • 300 g water, plus extra for brushing
  • 2 tsp dried instant yeast or 20 g fresh yeast
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • 600 g baker's flour
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tsp bread improver
  • white sesame seeds, for sprinkling

    Preparation

    1.Grease a loaf tin (25 x 9 x 11 cm) and set aside.

    2.Place water, yeast and sugar into mixing bowl and warm 2 min/37°C/speed 1.

    3.Add 20 g grapeseed oil, flour, salt and bread improver and knead
    Dough mode/6 min.

    4.Lightly oil a ceramic or glass bowl. Transfer dough into oiled bowl and cover with a kitchen towel. Leave to prove in a warm place until doubled in size (approx. 1½ hours).

    5.Place proved dough back into mixing bowl and knead Dough mode/30 sec.

    6.Transfer dough into loaf tin, then brush the top of dough with a little water and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Cover with a kitchen towel and leave dough to prove again until it has risen to the top of the loaf tin (approx. 3 hours).

    7.Place into a cold oven and bake for 30-35 minutes at 200°C, or until bread sounds hollow when tapped on the underside. Allow to cool in tin for 5minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice bread andserve.

    Tips & Tricks

    • To assist dough with proving in cooler temperates, warm up a thermal serving bowl or other large bowl by filling with hot water, then drying. Place dough into the warm thermal bowl, cover and leave dough to prove. 
    • For a crunchy crust, after cooling in loaf tin for 5 minutes, carefully remove bread then place onto a baking tray (30 x 20 cm) and bake for an additional 3 minutes (200°C).
    • To make bread rolls, shape into 10 bread rolls in step 6 and place onto a baking tray instead of into a loaf tin. Proceed as per recipe, baking for 20- 25 minutes (200°C). 
    • You can find bread improver in the baking aisle of most major supermarkets.

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