Homemade White Bread

Name: Homemade White Bread Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 cups unbleached white flour; 2 cups warm water; 1 TBS Vital Wheat Gluten (optional); 2 tsp salt (1 TBS Sea Salt if preferred); 1/2 pkg active dry yeast (1 tsp bulk dry yeast)

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 40

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

4 cups unbleached white flour2 cups warm water1 TBS Vital Wheat Gluten (optional)2 tsp salt (1 TBS Sea Salt if preferred)1/2 pkg active dry yeast (1 tsp bulk dry yeast)

Directions

Combine all dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Add warm water and stir until all dry ingredients have been blended into the dough. Cover with a damp towel and plate for 12-24 hours. Shape into a loaf and place in a bread pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Allow to rise for another 1-2 hours (optional but gives best, lightest bread). Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees with a pan of water on the bottom rack. Bake bread on a rack above the water for 35-40 minutes (it should be a rich golden brown. Remove from oven and loaf pan and let cool for at least 30 minutes on a cooling rack.

Serving Size: Makes 1 large loaf with 8 servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EPCOVEY.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 232.1
Total Fat: 0.6 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 584.4 mg
Total Carbs: 48.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
Protein: 7.3 g

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