Hello, I've been asked to post my bread recipe (originally posted in No Spend Jan thread) on here. So, without further ado....
It makes 1 large loaf, or 12-18 rolls (obviously depends how big you like your baps)
You'll need:
-625g flour (either a combo of wholemeal and white, or just wholemeal - I go for the latter)
-4 teaspoons caster sugar
-1 1/2 teaspoons salt (although I have a salt grinder and just use a few twists)
-2 3/4 teaspoons quite action yeast
-3 tablespoons sunflower oil
-roughly 400ml warm water
And you do it like this...
- Mix the flour(s), sugar, salt and yeast in a large bowl
- Add oil and combine with the dry mix
- Gradually add enough warm water to make a soft dough. Add some extra flour if it gets too sticky.
- Knead well for five minutes on a floured surface. I use this opportunity to beat the shit out of the dough, thus relieving any pent-up stress.
- Put back in bowl and cover with a damp tea clothe. Leave in a warm place until roughly doubled in size (normally 45mins-1 hour).
- Preheat oven to 200C or equivalent in F or gas mark
- Knock the dough back while still in the bowl (aka poke it so it's all flat and dejected again).
- Knead for another five mins
- Either shove it in a greased loaf tin or divide into rolls (put rolls on greaseproof paper-lined tray, or grease a tray) as you see fit.
- Cover them up again and leave to rise until the dough reaches just above the rim of the tin, or the rolls look a good size. This is normally half an hour or so.
10. Bake those beauties! 35 mins for the loaf (but I check after half an hour) or around 20 mins for the rolls.
Leave to cool on a wire rack. Then either scoff or freeze.