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- From: patc@tekcrl.tek.com (Pat Caudill)
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- Subject: RECIPE: White bread
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- Date: 22 Apr 88 05:35:20 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE BREAD-WHITE-1 B "27 Sep 87" 1988
- .RZ "PLAIN OLD BREAD" "Ordinary white bread"
- This recipe is derived from the basic bread in the
- \fIAmerican Heart Association Cookbook\fR.
- .IH "2 loaves"
- .IG "\(12 oz" "quick rising dry yeast" "15 g"
- (2 envelopes)
- .IG "\(14 cup" "lukewarm water" "60 ml"
- .IG "7 Tbsp" "dry milk" "50 g"
- .IG "2\(12 Tbsp" "sugar" "30 g"
- .IG "1 tsp" "salt" "5 ml"
- .IG "1\(34 cup" "water" "420 ml"
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "vegetable oil" "30 ml"
- .IG "6 cups" "all-purpose flour" "600 g"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in
- .AB "\(14 cup" "60 ml"
- lukewarm water.
- .SK 2
- In a large mixing bowl,
- mix the powdered milk, sugar, salt and
- .AB "1\(34 cups" "420 ml"
- water together. Stir with a whisk until smooth, then add yeast mixture.
- .SK 3
- Sift in
- .AB "3 cups" "300 g"
- of flour and mix until smooth.
- .SK 4
- Add the oil; mix.
- .SK 5
- Gradually sift in the remaining flour.
- When it becomes stiff enough to handle remove from the bowl
- and knead it as you add the flour.
- Knead it for 5\-7 minutes after the last flour is added.
- .SK 6
- Place the dough in a oiled bowl and turn it over to coat uniformly.
- Then place it in a warm place to rise until it has doubled in size
- (about 45 minutes).
- .SK 7
- Remove from bowl and knead a little.
- Divide into two equal parts, shape into loaves, and place in loaf pans.
- Let rise again until doubled in size.
- .SK 8
- Preheat oven to
- .TE 375 190 .
- .SK 9
- Bake 45 minutes.
- .SK 10
- Remove loaves from pans and cool on a wire rack.
- .NX
- This is good everyday bread.
- Be careful: it's easy to eat too much and get fat.
- You may want to have someone who has made bread before help the first time
- as the amount of flour may have to be adjusted depending on the slight
- differences in your mesurement of the liquids and the humidity of the day.
- Once you have done it it is easy to do by the feel of the dough.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- moderate.
- .I Time:
- 20 minutes preparation, 2 hours rising, 1 hour cooking and cooling.
- .I Precision:
- measure carefully.
- .WR
- Pat Caudill
- Tektronix, Inc., Portland, Oregon, USA
- patc@tekcrl.TEK.COM
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