Happy Bread Making

While perusing Lee's blog a few days ago, she posted a mouthwatering picture of a loaf of freshly homemade bread that her friend made for her. Let me tell you, I was drooling!

Then as I was checking Lee's blog today, to my absolute delight, I found a link to this girl's blog where she was sharing her recipe! My heart and my stomach leaped for joy. Not only did it look super easy, but also super fast. So what did I do? I did what any food loving girl would. I made bread this afternoon. Let me tell you, it was heaven. I asked her if she would mind me sharing the recipe here on my blog and she graciously granted my wish, but only if I could somehow link her name with strobe lights and other such fanfare. Well, I'm fresh out of strobe lights, so I hope that she won't mind.

Even if you are not a bread maker, or if you are at all afraid of yeast, you NEED to try this one out. It is so easy. Who knew that you could have healthy, homemade bread an hour?

Basic Bread

3 cups warm liquid--this could be water or milk or a combination of both---(I combined 1 1/2 cups of each and then warmed them)

1/2 cup sweetener--sugar, honey, or brown sugar---any of these will do nicely

3 Tbsp yeast

Approximately 8 cups of flour---if using whole wheat flour, add 1 Tbsp gluten per cup of flour---(I used a mixture of half white flour and half whole wheat flour, so I didn't need the gluten)

1/2 cup oil

1 Tbsp salt

Combine milk, sugar and yeast in a bowl and mix lightly. Let it rise until large and bubbly--(Mine only took about 10 minutes)

Add about 4 cups of the flour, then the oil to the yeast mixture. Mix well, and add salt. Add the rest of the flour, one cup at a time and mix well. If dough still feels too sticky, add a little bit of flour at a time mixing well after each addition until it feels right. Knead for a couple of minutes.

Spray baking pans with Pam and set aside

Cut dough into 3 pieces, shape and place in pans. Cover with a towel and let rise for about 20 minutes in a warm place. Bake for 30 minutes @325. Makes 3 loaves.


Her post shows some great pictures of her mixing process, and she has a couple more in depth instructions of how the dough should feel. Check it out, it is very helpful.

Now go make some bread. You can do it!!!