Make this classic, homemade white bread recipe and you will never buy store-bought bread again!
The taste of homemade bread is just simply better than store-bought bread! Not to mention it’s preservative-free, inexpensive to make, and doesn’t take a whole lot of time to prepare. And, who can resist the smell of the bread baking in your own home?
Most people are hesitant to make their own bread, afraid of it not turning out the way they anticipated. The truth is that homemade bread shouldn’t taste or look like the bread that you buy at the grocery store. Those pre-packaged breads are made with a ton of preservatives to make their shelf life longer and are made light and airy to increase their industrial profit margins.
As we try to eliminate preservatives in our lives, this homemade white bread recipe is our go to recipe when we want the treat of classic homemade bread.
For our other bread recipes please check out Our Bread Recipes page.
Classic Homemade White Bread Recipe
INGREDIENTS
1 package active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
2 1/4 cups warm water (110° to 115°)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons canola oil
6-1/4 to 6-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
INSTRUCTIONS
Yield: 2 loaves
1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water (110° to 115°F) until foamy.
2. Add the sugar, salt, oil and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, to form a soft dough.
3. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes or if using a dough hook knead until the dough comes clean off the sides of the bowl and gathers in a ball around the hook.
4. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 1/2- 2 hours.
5. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide dough in half.
Shape each into a loaf. Place in two greased 9×5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30-45 minutes.
6. Preheat oven to 375°F
7. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
Enjoy!
Mary and Jim
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Classic Homemade White Bread Recipe
Classic homemade white bread recipe. An easy recipe that makes two loaves of bread.
Ingredients
- 1 package active dry yeast, 2 1/4 teaspoons
- 2 1/4 cups warm water, 110° to 115°
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 6-1/4 to 6-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water (110° to 115°F) until foamy.
- Add the sugar, salt, oil and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, to form a soft dough.
- Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes or if using a dough hook knead until the dough comes clean off the sides of the bowl and gathers in a ball around the hook.
- Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 1/2- 2 hours.
- Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide dough in half. Shape each into a loaf. Place in two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30-45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°F
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
Notes
Recipe courtesy of Old World Garden Farms
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
32Serving Size:
1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 182Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 68mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 5g
Nutritional Information is to be used as a general guideline only . Nutritional calculations will vary from the types and brands of the products used.