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How To Make White Bread

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How To Make White Bread
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This White Bread recipe is quick and easy but still results in the bread that any baker would be proud of making! Morning, afternoon or evening; this white bread is perfect! Enlarge This White Bread recipe is quick and easy but still results in the bread that any baker would be proud of making! Morning, afternoon or evening; this white bread is perfect!
Serves:
2 to 4
Preparation Time:
5 minutes
Cooking Time:
4 hours
Total Time:
4 hours 5 minutes
Oven Temperature:
160° c  -  320° f

Step 1: You will need:

  • 700 g bread flour
  • 1 tsp dry yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 200 ml lukewarm water
  • 200 ml milk, lukewarm
  • 30 g butter, at room temperature
  • some flour for dusting
  • 1 mixer with hook attachment
  • 1 bowl
  • 1 plastic bag
  • 1 tea towel
  • 1 bread loaf tin
  • 1 water spray bottle

Step 2: Begin the dough

Put the flour into the bowl of the mixer. Add yeast, salt, honey, water, milk and the butter into the mixer. Mix it on a low speed. This will roughly take 5 minutes. You may need to remove the dough from the hook, a couple of during the mixing process. Take the dough out of the mixer when it's fully combined into an elastic ball. Knead it for roughly 3 minutes, until it takes on a smooth, shiny appearance. Place it into the oiled bowl and cover it with a towel. Let it rise, for 1 hour until it has doubled in volume.

Step 3: Make into a loaf

Sprinkle the risen dough with a little flour. Using your knuckles, punch it down, to get rid of all the air. Remove it from the bowl, fold the dough for one minute and cover with a cloth. Allow it to rest for a couple of minutes. Fold it briefly, once more, shape it into a log and put it into the loaf pan. Press down into the sides of the pan, to make room for when the bread expands. Cover it loosely with the plastic bag and leave it to rise for 1.5 to 2 hours, until, it mushrooms, rising above the loaf pan.

TIP! You can also place the bread into the fridge to sit overnight, to bring out a fuller, nuttier flavour!

Step 4: Preheat the oven

Set the oven to 180ºC (350ºF/ gas mark 4) and allow to heat up.

Step 5: Bake

Before placing the bread in the oven, sprinkle a little flour over the risen dough. Spray the sides of the oven with a little water, to create steam which in turn will create a lovely crust and let it bake for 45 minutes. During cooking, rotate the bread once in order to ensure even browning and enjoy the smell of freshly baking bread, as it bakes.

Step 6: Remove and check

At the end of the baking time, remove the bread from the oven. Take it out of the loaf pan, using a cloth to protect your hands from the hot bread and firmly tap all along the bottom of the loaf, to check to see if it's fully baked. If it has a hollow sound, it is done. Place it onto a rack to completely cool.

Step 7: Serve

Now it has cooled, it is ready to serve! Nothing beats the taste of freshly baked bread, so enjoy it right now with lashings of butter!
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Tips & Comments
  1. lanroshkpu

    Today i made this bread, it's perfect and the best bread i've ever ate. Thank You Videojug.

  2. Citlali_McDowell

    I have made this bread four times and every time come out perfect. Thank you. Super easy.

  3. jackrich

    I made this bread at it was lovely, Grew huge in the bread pan, what size bread pan did you use? and another is how do you store your freshly made bread,

  4. Student123

    I would love to make homemade bread, croissants, cinammon rolls but the only problem I have is that I don't have a food mixer with a hook attachment. I've been looking around for a good cheap mixer but they are too pricey for me. Can I knead the dough myself with my hands? I mean people have been baking bread for so many centuries. They didn't have electrical equipment. I make dough for chapattis. Would it be the same kneading technique for bread? Tips are very appreciated. Thanks.

  5. geeljay

    Mix ingredients (takes 5 mins) tonight. Leave coverd for 12 or so hours. Next morning, kneed, dived into 3, roll out, divide into 3 several times. Then leave it covered for a couple of hours to rise. Into the oven for 30/35 minutes . Lovely bread.

  6. asuazo

    Can i use normal white plain flour? i don't have bread flour....

  7. godissuperpower

    rajooda! The Bread you are asking is contained eggs. This is simple basic bread.

  8. rajooda

    We have tried to follow the recipe true to all the instructions and measurements, the loaf feels very dense. How to get an fluffy, light airy loaf?

  9. greytricky

    I've done this with brown strong flour a few times and although the loaf looks good, it feels quite heavy, how can I get it more airy and 'light' ?

  10. specialchef

    hi guys, new member. have any of you got any white bread recipies i can use in a breadmaker? cheers, specialchef.