Monday, January 12, 2009

Bread Recipe

* recipe by Jeannie Dayton http://www.pantrysecrets.net/ *

No one was more surprised than myself that I could make bread and actually enjoy doing it!
2 loaves
5 1/4 cups bread flour (Lehi Roller Mills Turkey Flour)
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 rounded T Saf-Instant yeast
1 1/2 T liquid lecithin (3 nickel size drops)
2 cups HOT tap water

4 loaves
10 1/2 cups bread flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 T salt
3 rounded T Saf-Instant yeast
3 T liquid lecithin (3 quarter size drops)
4 cups HOT tap water

Mix dry ingredients. Add lecithin and water. Mix for 1 minute and check consistency. If dough is too dry, add more water. If dough is too moist, add more flour. Mix for 5 minutes. (Do not add water or flour to the dough after it has finished mixing.) Spray counter and pans with cooking spray. Shape loaves and cover with a dish towel. Let rise for 25 minutes. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Bake times will vary with other items.

For whole wheat bread, use the same recipe but add 1 cup of applesauce as part of the hot tap water. Add an extra T of lecithin. Mix for 10 minutes.

TIPS:
-do not use all-purpose flour
-Lehi Roller Mills Turkey Flour is best
-you can use other sweeteners like honey or brown sugar
-do not measure lecithin, approximate amount is ok (it is super sticky)
-store your yeast in the freezer
-a 2 1/2 qt. pitcher is equal to 10 1/2 cups
-if mixing by hand, knead for 10 minutes
-put baked bread on a cooling rack ASAP (unless using a stone)

Use your loaves to make bread or:
Pizza crust
dinner rolls-16 per loaf
breadsticks
scones
orange rolls
cinnamon rolls
and more!

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