Homemade Bread

Homemade Bread
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Homemade Bread

Recipe by James Reed
5.0 from 1 vote

This makes one loaf of soft, delicious homemade bread.

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, DinnerCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Medium
Servings
+
–

1

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

30

minutes
Calories

623

kcal
Total time

1

hour 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup 1 Warm water – [110 degrees]

  • 2 tbsp 2 White sugar

  • 2 tbsp 2 Active Dry Yeast

  • .25 cup .25 Vegetbale oil

  • 2.5-3.5 cups 2.5-3.5 All Purpose Flour

  • 1 tsp 1 Sea Salt

Directions

  • In the bowl of your stand mixer or bread machine, add the water, sugar and yeast and let sit for 10 minutes.
  • Add the oil and salt, then gradually add the flour and mix until a nice ball forms. The dough should feel elastic, but not dry. Add more flour if dough is sticky, but don’t add too much flour. Once the texture is right, let the machine knead the dough for 7-10 minutes until the dough feels stretchy.
  • Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place until double, about 1.5 hours. Shape into a smooth log and place in a greased bread pan.
  • Cover and let rise again, about 20 minutes. I usually let it go until it looks the right size for a loaf of bread.
  • Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes, until bread is dark golden and sounds hollow when tapped, or until the center reaches 190 degrees F on a food thermometer.

Notes

  • This recipe can be doubled or tripled to make two or three loaves of bread at a time. Just divide the dough into the correct number of bread pans after the first rise. I have a 5 quart Kitchenaid and can’t quite comfortably mix four loaves at the same time, so I don’t recommend more than tripling.

Nutrition Facts

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Total number of serves: 1
  • Calories: 623kcal
  • Fat: 56.7g
  • Saturated Fat: 4.2g
  • Sodium: 2342mg
  • Potassium: 80mg
  • Carbohydrates: 29.1g
  • Fiber: 2.2g
  • Sugar: 24g
  • Protein: 3.5g
  • Calcium: 12mg