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Basic White Loaf
15g compressed yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
¼ cup warm water
½ cup warm milk
60g butter or margarine, melted
1 ¾ cups plain flour
1 teaspoon salt
1. Cream yeast and sugar together in a
small bowl. Add water, milk and butter or
margarine and allow to stand in a warm
place until mixture begins to froth.
2. Using the processing bowl fitted with the
processing blade
, combine the flour and
salt.
3. Add yeast mixture (prepared in step 1) and
process until dough is formed.
4. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured
surface and knead gently.
Note:
Be careful not to process for longer
than 20 seconds.
5. Remove processing blade. Place dough into
a greased bowl, cover and allow to rise in a
warm place until doubled in size. This will
take approximately 40-45 minutes.
6. Turn dough out of bowl, punch down, fold
sides to centre of dough and shape into a
loaf. Place into a greased 20cm x 10cm x
5cm bread tin. Cover and allow to rise in a
warm place until doubled in size. Preheat
oven to 200 °C.
7. Bake for approximately 30 minutes. A
baked loaf should sound hollow when
tapped with the knuckles.
Wholemeal Bread
15g compressed yeast
2 teaspoons sugar
1¼ cups warm water
30g butter or margarine, melted
1 cup plain flour
¾ cups wholemeal flour
1 teaspoon salt
1. Cream yeast and sugar together in a small
bowl. Add water and butter or margarine
and allow to stand in a warm place until
mixture begins to froth.
2. Using the processing bowl fitted with the
processing blade
, process the two flours
and salt, until combined (approximately 5
seconds).
3. Add yeast mixture (prepared in step 1) and
process until dough is formed.
4. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured
surface and knead gently.
Note:
Be careful not to process for longer
than 20 seconds.
5. Remove processing blade. Place dough into
a greased bowl, cover and allow to rise in a
warm place until doubled in size. This will
take approximately 40-45 minutes.
6. Turn dough out of bowl, punch down, fold
sides to centre of dough and shape into a
loaf. Place into a greased 20cm x 10cm x
5cm bread tin. Cover and allow to rise in a
warm place until doubled in size. Preheat
oven to 200 °C.
7. Bake for approximately 30 minutes. A
baked loaf should sound hollow when
tapped with the knuckles.
