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)
[…] recipe is adapted from Cooking With Candra’s Homemade White Bread. She has a great site and her tutorials are fantastic for newbie bread […]
Hi Candra,
I have made your breads and they are absolutely the best recipes I have ever made. I have noticed that you have not entered a recipe in about a year. Please do not stop posting them. I especially like the bread recipes. They are awesome.
Hi Candra, I only found your site a few days ago, and have watched EVERY video lol, I am addicted to you and your methods. I have never made bread before, but am going to try this afternoon. 🙂 I will let you know how I go. One thing I wanted to ask you though, can you freeze the dough after the first rising, or must it be frozen once cooked? I have very limited freezer space. The recipe says this yields one 8″ loaf, yet yours made two? Thanks in advance sweet lady. 🙂
I love this recipe, it tastes better and rises higher than any others I’ve tried but it also falls apart when I slice it, (cold).
Do you have any solution to this problem?
I tried like a hundred times to make bread from different recipes, all with disappointing results, but after watching your video I thought I’d have another go at the elusive loaf. Watching your deftness with the dough is quite addictive and almost therapeutic. It certainly gave me the confidence to try again. And WOW! The loaf turned out just like your picture, and tastes amazing. It is soft, fluffy, tall, doesn’t smell yeasty, and cuts easily. I can’t thank you enough. I am positively glowing, and have immodestly told everyone I can think of about my perfect loaf! I’m holding my breath for the next one 🙂