Wonderful White Bread

By adventurefamily5

You'd better make 2 loaves, because this will be gone in an instant. Very nice sandwich bread. Low yeast flavor.

The ingredients for 1 large or 2 medium loaves is included.

Ingredients

• FOR 2 LOAVES:
• 3 cups bread flour (use only bread flour, not all purpose)
• 1 teaspoon instant yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1/3 c dry milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees), may need more depending on humidity and type of flour.
• 4 1/2 cups bread flour (use only bread flour, not all purpose)
• 1 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 c dry milk
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees)

Preparation

Step 1

Add all ingredients to Kitchen Aid bowl. I make my water a little hotter than 110, because it will cool in the bowl as I add ingredients. Use the dough hook and mix, watching for it to form a ball. Adjust flour or water as needed to form a ball. Knead 10 minutes.
Put the dough into an oiled bowl and let rise until doubled in size, approximately 90 minutes. In the winter, I turn on the oven for a few minutes while the dough is kneading, then turn it off. I put my bowl in the oven for 1 hour and check.

Punch down and shape the loaf (or loaves), place in a greased loaf pan and let rise again until the desired size is reached, approximately another hour.

Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes, until loaf is hollow sounding. If my loaves brown up too much, I place a piece of foil over the top around 20 minutes into baking.

Turn out to cool. Brush with melted butter if you want a soft top.