MM: SPEEDY WHITE BREAD
Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: SPEEDY WHITE BREAD
Categories: Breads, Yield: 2 Loaves
6 c All purpose flour
3 tb Sugar
2 1/4 ts Salt
2 tb Active dry yeast
2 1/4 c Water (120-130 F)
3 tb Margarine or butter
In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, salt
and yeast; blend well. In a small suacepan, heat water
and margarine until very warm (12- 130 F). Add warm
liquid to flour mixture. Blend at low speed until
moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Stir in an
additional 2-1/2 to 3 cups flour until dough pulls
cleanly away from sides of bowl.
On a floured surface, knead in 1/2 to 1 cup flour
until dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
Place dough in greased bowl; cover loosely with
plastic wrap and cloth towel. Place bowl in pan of
warm water (about 95 F); let rise 15 minutes. Or if
using rapid yeast, let bowl stand in a warm place for
15 minutes.
Grease cookie sheet. Punch down dough several times
to remove all air bubbles. Divide dough into 2 parts;
shape into round balls. PLace on greased cookie sheet.
With a sharp knife, slash 1/4-inch deep lattice design
on top of each loaf. Cover; let rise in warm place 15
minutes.
Heat oven to 400 F. Uncover dough. Bake 20 to 30
minutes or until loaves sound hollow when lightly
tapped. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; cool on
wire racks.
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