Homemade white bread

Name: Homemade white bread
Prep time: 900 s
Cook time: 2100 s
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 5 Servings
Cuisine: german
Ingredients: 750 g all-purpose flour; 450 ml water; 17 g butter; 1 tsp salt; 1¼ tsp dried yeast; 75 ml milk; chilled butter for greasing

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Difficulty

Medium 👍

min.

Preparation

min.

Baking

min.

Resting

Ingredients

Servings:-5+

750 g	all-purpose flour
450 ml	water
17 g	butter
1 tsp	salt
1¼ tsp	dried yeast
75 ml	milk
	chilled butter for greasing

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Imperial

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Utensils

oven
stand mixer
small saucepan
spatula
kitchen towel
loaf pan
large mixing bowl
aluminum foil

Nutrition per serving

Cal
576

Protein
16g

Fat
5g

Carb
115g

Step 1/4

Add the flour and water to stand mixer and beat for approx. 2 – 3 min. until ingredients are well incorporated.

750 g all-purpose flour
450 ml water

oven
stand mixer

Add the flour and water to stand mixer and beat for approx. 2 – 3 min. until ingredients are well incorporated.

Step 2/4

Melt the butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the yeast, salt and milk. Stir until yeast is dissolved, making sure that milk is only lukewarm. Remove from heat. Add mixture to stand mixer and knead until a smooth dough has formed.

17 g butter
1 tsp salt
1¼ tsp dried yeast
75 ml milk

small saucepan
spatula

Melt the butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the yeast, salt and milk. Stir until yeast is dissolved, making sure that milk is only lukewarm. Remove from heat. Add mixture to stand mixer and knead until a smooth dough has formed.

Step 3/4

Lightly flour work surface. Knead the dough again and form to a ball. Flour a large mixing bowl before adding the dough in. Cover with kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place for approx. 1 hour. Knead dough again, pulling the edges underneath to form a smooth loaf shape. Grease the loaf pan with butter. Transfer dough to loaf pan. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rise for approx. 1 hour more.

chilled butter for greasing

kitchen towel
oven
loaf pan
large mixing bowl

Lightly flour work surface. Knead the dough again and form to a ball. Flour a large mixing bowl before adding the dough in. Cover with kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place for approx. 1 hour. Knead dough again, pulling the edges underneath to form a smooth loaf shape. Grease the loaf pan with butter. Transfer dough to loaf pan. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rise for approx. 1 hour more.

Step 4/4

oven
aluminum foil

Once dough has risen, preheat the oven to 200°C/390°F. Remove kitchen towel and cover the loaf pan with aluminum foil. Transfer to preheated oven and bake for approx. 20 – 25 min. Remove the foil and bake for another 10 min. until golden brown. Enjoy!