What’s better than the aroma of freshly baked bread on a cool Fall or Winters Day? One of my favorite things is the smell of freshly baked bread. It always takes me back to days gone by… I can almost feel the warmth of my Great Grammy’s old wood stove.
Bread is not a difficult thing to make. It just takes a little practice. When making homemade bread, you should plan to set aside at least 4 hours of your day to dedicate to this task. It will be well worth the effort!
Directions:
Yield: One 8″ pan (4-6 servings)
- Put three cups of flour, shortening, sugar and yeast in large mixing bowl. Blend together with wooden spoon.
- Add water and another cup of flour. Blend together.
- Add another 1/2 cup of flour and the salt. Blend together.
- Dump contents of bowl onto counter and continue to blend by hand and knead the dough adding flour as required to prevent sticking.
- Knead dough for 8 – 10 minutes or until you have a nice smooth ball that is no longer sticky.
- Place in large bowl greased with shortening and cover with a clean towel. Place in a warm, draft free area to rise until double in size (approx. one and a half hours).
- Punch down and shape into loaves. Place in greased 8″ loaf pans, cover with clean towel and allow to rise in warm, draft free area for another hour, until double in size.
- Remove towel and place in preheated 400°F oven, center rack, for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and pans. Brush crust lightly with butter or margarine and cool on wire racks.
ENJOY!!!
Ingredients:
- 5 to 6 1/2 cups – All Purpose Flour
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp of Fleischmann’s Instant Quick Rise Yeast
- 1/4 cup of Shortening (Room Temperature)
- 1/4 cup of Sugar or Honey
- 1 tsp of Salt
- 2 cups of Hot Water (100°F)
I love this recipe! This bread has become a staple in my kitchen. Thank you for sharing and for making the videos so easy to follow.
By the way, I got inspired by Savvy at savvybrown.com. She’s looking for more yummy bread recipes. Thanks
That’s AWESOME!!! I love success stories! Great job! and thank you for the great comments 🙂
Hi, I’ve been slowly making my own foods and products at home and decided to make my own bread. It’s so much healthier and cost effective. I must say THANK YOU to Infinity and beyond!!!! Your recipe and technique has made me a more confident baker. I have tried other recipes but, by far the you’re the most detailed. I used 1 cup each warm milk and water, and 1/2 cup brown sugar. If was fun creating different shapes with the dough,(like hand molding clay). Oh rubbing the butter on hot bread trick totally rocks! My stomach, family and I all thank you. 🙂 TP
You said it James…can’t beat that homemade bread 🙂
I must say… I agree with Joyce. Bread making always seemed so hard, but now that I’ve learned how to do it, it seems so easy. When I sit down to eat bread that I have made from scratch it is so relaxing. Like after that first bite, all of my stress is gone…. that is some good bread!