Homemade Baked Bread
Indulge in the heavenly aroma of grandma's fresh homemade bread! From kneading to baking, experience the joy of crafting warm, golden loaves.
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 5 cups flour
- a little butter to top the dough and then the baked breads
Instructions
- In a small container microwave 1/2 cup milk for 20 seconds and check temperature.
- Check temp and once under 115℉, add the yeast and a sprinkle of sugar and set aside to let the yeast rise and get bubbly.
- In a large measuring cup, add 1 1/2 cups milk and the butter and heat for 1 minutes.
- Mix in the sugar to the milk and butter. Check the temperature.
- Once the temp is under 115℉ and the yeast has risen (about 5 minutes), add the yeast milk and butter milk together.
- Place the mix into a large mixing bowl.
- Add half of the the flour and mix. Then add the rest of the flour and mix.
- Once the dough mixes onto itself into a nice ball, it's time to let it sit and rise.
- If the dough is sticky, add a little more flour until it no longer sticks to you.
- Rub butter on top of the dough and place a clean towel over the dough.
- Place the covered bread dough in a warm location and let sit for 1 1/2 hours.
- AFfter the dough has risen (doubled in size), you can preheat oven at 350℉.
- Make into loaves of bread or rolls. Be sure to let the dough rise into a loaf, rolls, etc. before baking.
- Bake at 350℉ degrees 20-40 minutes until a nice golden brown on top.
- You can check between rolls to make sure they are not doughy between each.
- Bread will have a nice golden brown top.
- Rub a little butter on top of the bread.