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)
hi candra. from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful ideas on how to make the best white bread. i have tried so many recipes that i found online, and it’s only your recipes that is really perfect for a white bread. i also tried the sticky cinnamon buns, sooooo yummy! but the only thing i noticed is the bread became so hard when it gets cold. can you please tell me how to make a cinnamon buns that is soft to bite. once again, thank you and continue to be a blessing to others.
One Word, “Excellent”
your bread looks so delicious 🙂 Im gonna start making homemade bread for my family rather than getting it from my grandmothers lol.
I love your bread recipe and method of making it. I’ve been baking bread for 40 yrs, but your recipe is now my FAVORITE! I made it for communion Sunday at church and everyone raved about it. Thanks you.
Hi Candra,
I made rolls from this recipe, it tasted great but the outside of the rolls were really crusty. I also rubbed butter on the top of the rolls. Is there any way to make the outside of the rolls softer? I added the one egg to the water as suggested. Thanks for your reply.
Absolutely fabulous!!!