The Easy Bread Recipe Your Kids Can Make Themselves
- Prep Time: 1 hour 20 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 45 mins
- Yield: 1 1x
Ingredients
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour (separated into 1 cup and 2 cups)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 packet active dry yeast (or 2 1/4 teaspoon)
- 1 cup warm water
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Combine 1 cup of the flour plus all the sugar and yeast in a bowl.
- Add warm water. (It should be about the temperature of your bath water.)
- Set on a warm counter for 10 minutes.
- When the yeast mixture looks puffy, add 1 cup of flour plus the teaspoon of salt and melted butter. Stir.
- Add last cup of flour and stir again.
- Your dough will be VERY STICKY. Pour 1/4 cup of extra flour on a cutting board or clean countertop then put the dough on top.
- Knead the dough with your hands 10 minutes. Press down with the heel of your hand, then fold the dough in half. Press down again, fold. Repeat.
- When the dough changes from sticky to silky, place it in a greased loaf pan.
- Lay a clean towel over the loaf pan and set it in a warm spot. Allow the dough 45 minutes to rise.
- Punch it down and let it rise for 10 more minutes. While it’s rising again, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes.