Beginner's Basic Bread Recipe
A basic bread recipe that works as a starting point to add different techniques too. A lovely simple loaf that works great as a sandwich bread!
Ingredients
- 500 g Strong White Bread Flour Typ 550
- 325 - 335 ml Water
- 7 g Yeast
- 10 g Salt
Instructions
- Mix together the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add the water gradually until all the flour is picked up, and a rough dough is formed.
- Tip the shaggy dough out onto a work surface and start kneading for roughly 5-10 minutes. The dough should be smooth and soft.
- Place in a lightly oiled bowl and rest for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Tip out of bowl, shape into a round loaf, and place on a baking tray and cover. Alternatively, shape and place in a 2lb/900g loaf tin.
- Turn oven on to 200C fan.
- Rest dough for 45 minutes.
- Before baking, use sharp kitchen scissors to cut a cross in the middle of the loaf.
- Bake for 30 minutes. The bread should look golden brown and should sound hollow underneath if tapped.