Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Cheap Bread







Used to have a day old bread store fairly close to me, but I guess it caught on fire one night and so it is no more. Found this really cheap and easy bread recipe, it takes no oil or eggs and still makes a nice sandwich bread that the kids will eat. No, make that devour. I made one recipe (which is two loaves) the other night for supper to go along with spaghetti and they had both loaves gone by bedtime. So here is the recipe:



French Bread Using a Bread Machine
2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
4 cups bread flour
1 1/3 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon clover honey (or any type you prefer)
1 1/2 cups water




Add ingredients in the order listed to your bread machine, set the machine on dough cycle.



After the machine does all the work, take the dough out and divide in half. Take one half and DO NOT KNEAD. Resist the urge! Just tuck under one long end, like you were going to roll a long pumpkin roll. Set it in a loaf pan and let it rise for about 45 minutes. (I heat up a small coffee cup of hot water in the microwave and create a nice warm place for the loaves to rise right in the microwave. That way, no matter how many times the kids open and shut the kitchen door letting in the cold air, my bread will rise.)




After rising for about 45 minutes, Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 18 minutes.




Cool until you can cut it, if you can wait that long.





Of course, you could just leave it all in the bread maker, but I find it easier to cut in smaller loaves. Just set the breadmaker on light or regular loaf.



Enjoy!



oops! I messed up. these pictures aren't my French Bread, they are from my Semi-Whole Wheat Bread. I'll post that recipe soon, I promise!

2 comments:

  1. You probably don't need the sugar *and* the honey. I use just a little honey in my bread and honestly, it's not even needed. I've made bread without it. I realize you're probably using the honey for the taste, but if money's tight, you could make this same bread without the honey (or without the sugar). AND if you're okay with a longer rising time, you can cut that yeast amount in half, too.

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  2. So true about leaving the honey out, most of the time I forget to add it! I'm going to try the no sugar and less yeast next time. I can't wait to try it! Thank you again

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