Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Toni Harris' Easiest Ever White Bread Recipe

Forgive me for not having a picture of this recipe. I'll get to it. I've had so many people ask me for this recipe, I have to just post it here for convenience.

My friend Toni works with me at The Quilting Cottage, and she is just too fun to be around. I love working with her. She's funny and witty and so wise. She shared this recipe with me and it has saved my hide so many nights when I need to make some bread or roll for dinner and just don't have the time for my Homemade Whole Wheat recipe.

Just a helpful note: If you're using a Kitchenaid Mixer, half the recipe so you don't burn your motor! :)

White Bread (or rolls, or pizza crust, or breadsticks, or . . . )

10 1/2 cups all purpose flour (I use unbleached)
3 T. yeast
1/2 cup sugar
1 T. salt (I use kosher or Real Salt)
4 cups HOT water
1/4 cup oil (I use canola)
1 egg

Mix all four dry ingredients in your mixer. Add wet ingredients. Cover, and mix for five minutes. Shape into loaves, let rise, then bake. Voila! (To rise and bake, I use the same method as my wheat recipe. I preheat the oven to 180 degrees, then turn it off. Put loaves in, set timer for about 20 minutes. When loaves have doubled in size, begin preheating oven to 350 degrees, and set timer for 20 minutes. Bake until loaves are 180 degrees.)