Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Fabulous Homemade Bread

I KNOW I post a lot of different bread recipes.  I'm just always in search of my favorite. :D  Ha!  This bread is mostly white and can make 6 loaves at a time for you big family people.  I only have 6 kids so I make 3 loaves at a time.  Usually last about a day and a half.  With this recipe, I make 3 of the loaves right away and save the other half of the dough to make another time.  I even stayed up till 2 in the morning to make this since we were out of bread.  Ohh, this bread is moist and doesn't crumble.  It's fantastic.



Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 3 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup bread flour
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 2 cups quick cooking oats
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 4 1/2 cups warm water
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 10 cups bread flour

Directions

  1. In the mixing bowl of an electric mixer, stir together 1/2 cup warm water, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 cup bread flour, and yeast. Let grow for about 5 minutes. It will bubble almost immediately.
  2. Measure oats, 4 1/2 cups warm water, whole wheat flour, salt, 2/3 cup sugar, and 2/3 cup oil into the mixing bowl. Mix on low speed with a dough hook for 1 to 2 minutes. Increase speed slightly, and begin adding bread flour 1/2 to 1 cup at a time until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. Humidity determines how much flour you need before the bread pulls away from the edge of the bowl. It is normal for the dough to be sticky.
  3. Place dough in an oiled bowl, and turn to coat the surface. Cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm spot for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
  4. Divide dough into 6 pieces. Shape loaves, and place in greased 8 x 4 inch pans. Let rise until dough is 1 inch above rim of pans, usually 1 hour.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C) for 35 minutes, or until tops are browned. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I want to start making our bread. This sound like a good recipe to start with!

Since you only make 3 loaves at a time...what do you do with the rest of the dough?

Hugs!

Virginia Revoir said...

Well, you can freeze it but I usually just put the rest in the fridge since I'll need to bake it 2 days later. :)

Mom said...

This looks amazing! I'll have to try it. But I don't have a dough hook. Will that matter for mixing? I usually just mix by hand.

Virginia Revoir said...

Hi Bonnie! If I don't use a dough hook then I always just knead by hand for about 10 minutes.

Teaching Kids said...

Dear Jenny
You have a great blog. But what is more interesting is that you are only 31 and have 6 beautiful kids and managing so well. How do you do it? My blog is on teaching kids with cooking and food. Your bread recipes is certainly a great ingridient for me to try on my kids. Have a look at
1teachingkids.blogspot.com. All the best to you.