Amish White Bread

Bread is such a staple food in everyone's home these days. From west to east, all of us enjoy eating bread with butter, cream cheese, jam, spreads, etc etc.

It avoided baking this for very long due to my apprehensive nature and am glad not only that I overcame my apprehensions but it was softest bread and from now I intend to bake bread and stop buying from market.

Trust me after you have tried this, you won't ever wanna buy it from market.

Let's dive in -

Ingredients - 

• 1 cup warm warm (about 110 degrees F)
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 2-1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 cups bread flour/ all purpose flour

Directions - 

• In a large bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam. 
• Mix salt and oil into yeast. Mix in flour and knead dough until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. 
• Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes and shape into loaves. Place into well oiled loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes or until dough has risen 1 inch above pan. 
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes. 

It rose so much that it touched upper rack and those marks are visible on bread... Had to adjust rack position but was too late by then.  

Tip: 

If you don't like sweet bread reduce sugar according to your taste. 

Timing to bake bread varies depending in oven. So you may be more or less than 20 minutes.  

Do try this and post your opinion in comments below.